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Scheme 13. Continuous flow apparatus for the HKR of 4-hydroxy butene oxide over silica bound Co(salen) complex 37.

Fig. 1. Continuous-flow-apparatus for the optimization of homogeneous catalytic processes. A, catalyst solution B, starting compounds C, thermostated reactor D, trap E, gas-chromatograph F, data evaluation.

A significant leap forward was made in 1988 by Spirin et al. [4], who developed a continuous-flow apparatus for the continuous supplementation of reaction mixtures with substrates required for protein synthesis and continuous removal of reaction by-products. In this way, it was shown that the activity of a cell-free system could be sustained for many hours, compared with batch-mode reactions which became inactive after approximately 45 minutes. Since then, many reports have been made describing the use of simple dialysis systems [3, 5] that can maintain the high productivity of a reaction over many hours, without the use of a cumbersome apparatus. 

Lawson, W.E. and Temple, J.W., Report on the relation between concentration limit of tolerance for diphenylamine chloroarsine and the development of a continuous flow apparatus for testing, EACD 92 (Jan 1922), 1922. 

ESI Continuous-flow apparatus for on-line kinetic Wilson and... 

T. (1989) Automated micro stopped-flow/continuous-flow apparatus for serial measurement of enzyme reactions and its application as a real-time analyser for column chromatography. Anal. Chim. Acta, 220, 13—21. doi 10.1016/80003-2670(00)80246-9... 

Another continuous-flow apparatus for photooxygenation with singlet oxygen was developed by L esque and Seeberger in 2011 [46] (Figure 6.49). The setup consists of a well-cooled medium-pressure Hg lamp (UV 450) surrounded by a Pyrex Alter. A 1/16 in. fluorinated ethylene polymer (FEP) capillary (ID 762 p,m) was wrapped tightly around the Pyrex Alter in multiple loops. 

Figure 5.4-1 Continuous flow apparatus as used for the hydroformylation of 1-octene in the...

Figure 5.4-2 Schematic view of the continuous flow apparatus used for the enantioselective...

The process which seems to have the most possibilities for a scale-up development is that using a low amount of graphite, for which the desorption treatment can be totally suppressed in a continuous flow system. We recently proposed the use of such a process to perform FC acylations under the action of MW with FeCl3 as catalyst [76 d]. The replacement of FeCl3 by a graphite bed is quite conceivable in the same continuous flow apparatus. 

A comparison of a series of [YCo(cod)] catalysts in the test reaction (Scheme 5) under identical conditions in the continuous-flow apparatus (Fig. 1) has revealed that the reaction temperature required for 65% pro-pyne conversion depends on the nature of the controlling ligand Y. Further, an inspection of Table VIII reveals that both the Arrhenius energy of activation Ea for the reaction and the selectivity of the catalyst are strongly controlled by the ligand Y [85AG264, 85AG(E)248]. 

Figure 5.4-2 Schematic view of the continuous flow apparatus used for the enantioselective hydrovinylation of styrene in the biphasic [EMIM][(CF3S02)2N] system. The components are labeled (alphabetically) as follows C compressor, CT cold trap, D dosimeter, DP depres-surizer, F flow-meter, M mixer, MF metal filter, P HPLC pump, PT pressure transducer and thermocouple, R reactor, S styrene.

For maximum accuracy, the manifold and calibrated volumes in a volumetric apparatus should be maintained at constant temperature. Thermostating is not necessary for vacuum micro balances but in helical spring balances the spring should be maintained at constant temperature. Continuous flow apparatus need not be thermostated since the signals are immediately calibrated with known volumes at the same temperature and pressure. However, ambient temperature and pressure must be known to insure accurate calibration. 

The stopped-flow method is a routine laboratory tool, whereas the continuous-flow apparatus is used in a few specialized cases only. The stopped-flow technique requires only 100 to 400 /XL of solution or less for the complete time course of a reaction the dead time is as low as 0.5 ms or so and observations may be extended to several minutes. Stopped flow does, however, require a rapid detection and recording system. 

Milk thistle seed extraction experiments were carried out with hot water at 100,120, and 140°C using the same water flow rate (0.30 mL/min) and seed meal particle size (0.4 mm). The pressures employed in the experiments at these temperatures were approx 1, 4, and 5 atm, respectively. Figure 3 shows results from typical runs at 100,120, and 140°C, where the compound concentrations from the collected water (methanol added for solubilization is subtracted out) in each sample aliquot from the continuous flow apparatus are plotted as a function of time. Thus, the concentrations presented represent the average concentrations of the four main extracted compounds in an aliquot. As noted in Fig. 3, the concentrations of each of the compounds reached a maximum after a few minutes of extraction time and then fell exponentially with time as the extracted material was removed from the solid sample. The time for obtaining the maximum compound concentration decreased with temperature. 

Fig. 11. Schematic diagram of continuous flow apparatus and structure of an enzymatically coupled FET. (a) Schematic diagram of continuous flow apparams S, enzymatically coupled FET sensor SC, sensor cell WB, water bath D, drtdnage P, peristaltic pump TV, three-way joint EV, electrical valve VC, valve controller WS, washing solution AS, analyte solution, (b) Detailed structure of flow-through cell OR, rubber O-ring. (c) Structure of enzymatically coupled FET (electrical insulation with epoxy resin is not shown here for simplicity) ISFET, ion-sensitive FET EM, enzyme membrane G, thin gold film TC, card edge connector. (Reproduced from Shiono et al. (9), with permission.)...

Stopped flow and continuous flow methods [11] have been used to follow proton transfer reactions with half-lives in the millisecond range. The stopped flow method which is more popular is essentially a device for mixing the reactants rapidly (typically in one millisecond) together with some means of observing the fast reaction which follows. Proton transfer from p-nitrobenzyl cyanide to ethoxide ion in ethanol/ether mixtures at —77 °C was studied in this way [12]. The reaction was followed spectrophotometrically. The most rapid reaction occurred with ti/2 ca. 2 x 10 2 sec although the equipment was suitable for following reactions with f1/2 ca. 2 x 10 3 sec. A similar method has been used to measure rates of proton transfer between weak carbon acids (for example, triphenylmethane) and bases (for example, alkoxide ions) in dimethyl sulphoxide [13], A continuous flow apparatus with spectrophotometric detection was used [14] to measure rates of ionization for substituted azulenes in aqueous solution (4), reactions for which half-lives between 2 and 70 msec were observed. 

Cole-Hamilton and coworkers demonstrated for the first time a flow apparatus for a continuous catalytic reaction using the biphasic system [BMIM][PF6]/scC02 [24]. 

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