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Herein, we illustrate how microreactor technology can be used as a tool for reaction screening and optimization, in addition to improving the reaction chemistry. We report the in-situ generation of azo compounds by reactive quenching of diazonium intermediates in microreactors. This involves an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction, namely, an azo-coupling reaction performed in continuous-flow systems in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst with great emphasis on compounds that do not easily couple. Capitalizing on the benefits of a large surface area and the short molecular diffusion distances observed in microreactors, in-situ phase transfer catalyzed azo-coupling reaction of diphenylamine to p-nitroaniline was investigated. A rapid and easy optimization protocol was established which yielded a 99%, 22%, and 33% conversion of diphenylamine, carbazole, and triphenylamine, respectively, in approximately 2.4 min.
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The present paper deals with the application of direct injection enthalpimetry (DIE) in the study of the kinetics of azo coupling reactions. On the example of the coupling of diazotized aniline-4-sulphonic acid with 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid, it was verified that the rate constants determined using DIE are comparable with those determined using spectrophotometry. Advantages result from the application of DIE in the study of the kinetics of azo coupling reactions.
, C. Bosma , P. Watts “ A Facile Optimization of Diazotization and Phase Transfer Catalyzed Azo-Coupling Reactions in Microreactors ” Journal of Flow Chemistry 2016 , 6 , 73 – 79