In this work, a flexible and efficient flow microreactor has been developed for the synthesis of an aromatic amine via a Buchwald–Hartwig reaction, a key bond-forming reaction in the synthesis of a wide range of naturally-occurring and pharmaceutically active targets. The microreactor, coupled with a highly active palladium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyst, enabled the full conversion of the reagents within twenty minutes, even at very low catalyst concentrations. In addition to the classical two-feed design, a novel, more flexible four-feed flow system was developed with a configuration optimised to avoid clogging, which is one of the main problems in microreactors and in continuous flow reactive systems in general. We report the effect of flow rate, temperature and catalyst loading on conversion degree. In particular, a slight increase in temperature allowed faster conversion even at low catalyst loadings, likely due to the highly efficient heat transfer provided by the confined microreactor geometry.
这项研究开发了一种灵活高效的流动微反应器,用于通过布赫瓦尔德-哈特维格反应合成芳香胺,布赫瓦尔德-哈特维格反应是合成多种天然存在和具有制药活性的目标物的关键成键反应。微反应器与高活性
钯 N-杂环碳烯 (NHC) 催化剂相结合,即使催化剂浓度很低,也能在二十分钟内实现试剂的完全转化。除了经典的双进料设计外,我们还开发了一种新颖、更灵活的四进料流动系统,其配置经过优化,可避免堵塞,而堵塞是微反应器和一般连续流反应系统的主要问题之一。我们报告了流速、温度和催化剂负载对转化率的影响。特别是,即使催化剂负载量较低,温度略微升高也能加快转化速度,这可能是由于密闭微反应器的几何形状提供了高效的热传导。