Design of a capillary-microreactor for efficient Suzuki coupling reactions

  • Chanbasha Basheer
  • , Fathima Shahitha Jahir Hussain
  • , Hian Kee Lee
  • , Suresh Valiyaveettil

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Abstract

A Pyrex glass capillary (0.4 mm internal diameter) microreactor was developed and used for Suzuki coupling reactions. Capillary-microreactors are more attractive than photolithographic microfluidic devices in terms of simplicity, low cost and ease of handling. Compared with the conventional synthesis procedure, our approach of using a capillary-microreactor offers a convenient and highly efficient means to optimize reaction conditions and the performance of catalysts. The procedure exhibits good precision, reproducibility and high reaction yield for a range of reactants investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7297-7300
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume45
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Sep 2004
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support the Agency for Science, Technology and Research of Singapore and the National University of Singapore.

Keywords

  • Microfluidics
  • Microreactors
  • Reaction engineering
  • Suzuki coupling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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