Lebrun, Gaëlle, Schmitt, Marie, Oelgemoeller, Michael, Vedrenne, Marc, Blanco, Jean-François, and Loubiere, Karine (2023) Investigating the photochemical reaction of an oxazolone derivative under continuous-flow conditions: from analytical monitoring to implementation in an advanced UVC-LED-driven microreactor. Journal of Flow Chemistry, 13. pp. 413-425.

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Abstract

This study examined the photochemical transformation of an oxazolone derivative in a continuous microreactor irradiated by a UVC LED array (273 nm). The aim of this study was to transfer the reaction protocol originally developed under batch conditions to continuous flow and to further evaluate the scope of this application. A custom-built UVC-LED panel was combined with a microchip, and this microflow system allowed to work under perfectly controlled operating conditions. NMR and LC-MS were used to identify and quantify the main products obtained during the reaction. From this, an HPLC method was developed for imine separation, allowing for an easy and fast monitoring of the reaction progress. Subsequently, the influence of the operating conditions (residence time, photon flux density, temperature) on the selectivity and conversion was investigated to identify the most favorable conditions for a specific product. Temperature did not affect conversion but had an impact on the reaction’s selectivity. The developed UVC-LED-driven continuous-flow microreactor was found to be very efficient since a quantum photon balance ratio of 0.7 was enough to convert all the reactant, while at the same time achieving the maximal yield of the target product. Exhaustive irradiation did not change the molar ratio of each compound present in the reaction medium, thus excluding follow-up photoreactions of the products. This work opens promising perspectives for boosting flow photochemistry in the UV-C domain.

Item ID:	81397
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2063-0212
Keywords:	Flow photochemistry, Oxazolone, UV-C LEDs, Microchip, Analytical monitoring
Copyright Information:	© Akadémiai Kiadó 2023.
Date Deposited:	18 Dec 2023 22:18
FoR Codes:	34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES > 3405 Organic chemistry > 340505 Physical organic chemistry @ 50% 34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES > 3405 Organic chemistry > 340503 Organic chemical synthesis @ 50%
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