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Vapourtec UV-150 photochemical reactor

Continuous Photoflow Synthesis of Heterohelicenes

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London used the Vapourtec UV-150 photochemical reactor to develop a continuous-flow Mallory photocyclization for the synthesis of thia-, oxa- and azahelicenes. [1] Most substrates were synthesized with a res...

Date: September 18, 2026 | Categories: Headline News, uv-150, News
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Diastereoselective radical hydroalkylation of cyclopropenes enabled by EDA complexes

Photo-induced hydroalkylations in flow

Authors: Ángel Manu Martínez, Jorge García-Lacuna, Gema Domínguez, Pau Prats-Colàs, Inés Alonso, Marcus Baumann, Javier Pérez-Castells   Ángel Manu Martínez, Jorge García-Lacuna and colleagues from the Universidad San Pablo-CEU, and Marcus Baumann from Univer...

Date: September 3, 2026 | Categories: Headline News, uv-150, News
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N-aroylation of sulfoximines via continuous flow

N-aroylation of sulfoximines via continuous flow

Authors: Giada Moroni, Maximilian Weiss, Giulia Russo, Gloria Biscontini, Olga Lanaridi, Andreas Limbeck, Tobias Huber, Alexander Karl Opitz, Katharina Bica-Schröder   Katharina Bica-Schröder, from TU Wien, Austria, and co-workers used the Vapourtec E-Series Flow Che...

Date: August 27, 2026 | Category: Headline News, News
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Vapourtec Peptide Team

Introducing the Vapourtec Peptide Team

Meet the scientists behind Vapourtec's peptide programme Successful peptide synthesis depends on much more than choosing the right synthesizer. Sequence-dependent challenges such as aggregation, steric hindrance and incomplete coupling often require careful method development an...

Date: August 13, 2026 | Categories: Headline News, Meet The Team, News
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Real-Time Detection of Peptide Aggregation During SPPS

Real-Time Detection of Peptide Aggregation During SPPS

Peptide aggregation is one of the most common causes of poor coupling efficiency, deletion sequences and reduced crude purity during solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). Although its effects are well known, identifying exactly when and where aggregation occurs within a synthesis...

Date: July 30, 2026 | Category: Headline News, News
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Technische Universität Berlin - Solid phase synthesis

Understanding Resin Swelling in Solid-Phase Synthesis

Authors: Sebastián Pinzón-López, Dominik Ebert, Matthias Kraume, Peter H. Seeberger, José Danglad-Flores   Peter Seeberger, José Danglad-Flores and co-workers from Technische Universität Berlin have investigated the solvent-dependent swelling of the cross-linked ...

Date: July 23, 2026 | Category: Headline News, News
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Cardiff University

Flow Electroreduction Scaled from Grams to Pilot Scale

Authors: Tribani Boruah, Sagar Arepally, Rebecca L. Melen, and Thomas Wirth Researchers at Cardiff University have demonstrated a scalable continuous- flow electroreduction process for α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds using the Vapourtec Ion Electrochemical Reactor. By nu...

Date: July 16, 2026 | Category: Headline News, News
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Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization

Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization

Authors: Tullio Crovetto, Andrea Pasquale, Daniele Alessandro Consolini, Martina Letizia Contente, Alessandro Pellis   Martina Letizia Contente, Alessandro Pellis and co-workers from the University of Genova, have used a continuous flow-based approach to synthe...

Date: June 18, 2026 | Category: Headline News, News

Flow deuteration of saturated fatty acids

Authors: Jim Mensah, Deshetti Jampaiah, Ravindra Kokate, Priyank Kumar, Inna Karatchevtseva, Yingjie Zhang, Michael Moir, and Tamim Darwish Jim Mensah, Tamim Darwish and co-workers from ANSTO, Australia, have used the Vapourtec R-Series continuous flow system to develop a scal...

Date: June 11, 2026 | Category: News
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E-Series 2 pump easy-Scholar

Recycling hydrofluorocarbons by transfer fluorination

Authors: Niko A. Jenek, Sarah L. Brock, Jiahuang Mao, Amanda A. Fogh, Andreas Phanopoulos, and Mark R. Crimmin Professor Mark Crimmin and co-workers from Imperial College London have developed a novel approach for recycling fluorochemicals by exploiting transfer fluorination, ...

Date: June 4, 2026 | Category: Headline News, News
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Pint of Science Vapourtec

Flow Chemistry on Tap: Vapourtec at Pint of Science

Vapourtec is pleased to be taking part in the 2026 Pint of Science festival, supporting an event focused on modern chemical synthesis and reaction design. The session, “Synthesising Reactions”, will take place on 19th May 2026 at The Station Tavern, Cambridge, from 7:00pm ...

Date: May 5, 2026 | Category: Headline News, News
University of Newcastle Australia

Library Synthesis of Dynamin GTPase Inhibitors

Authors: Andrew J. S. Lin, Nicholas S. O’Brien, Abigail Florence, Matthew Killen, Shelby L. Frailey, Jayne Gilbert, Jennette A. Sakoff, Mohammed K. Amin, Emily E. Castelloe, Ngoc Chau, Jing Xue, Phillip J. Robinson, and Adam McCluskey* The McClusky group at the University...

Date: April 2, 2026 | Category: News
Flow Process for Production of Crisaborole Using Organolithium Chemistry with Control over Impurity Formation abstract image

Flow lithiation for production of crisaborole

Authors: Chander Singh Bohara, Manjinder Singh Phull, and Srihari Pabbaraja* The Pabbaraja group at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India has used the Vapourtec R-Series to prepare crisaborole, a boron-containing phosphodiesterase inhib...

Date: March 19, 2026 | Category: News

Selective Synthesis of trans-A₂B₂ Porphyrins

Synthetic Pathway to trans-A2B2‑Porphyrins: From Oxime-Substituted Dipyrromethanes to Functionalized Macrocycles Authors: João C. S. Simões, Bruna D. P. Costa, Ana Clara B. Rodrigues, Susana M. M. Lopes, J. Sérgio Seixas de Melo, Marta Pineiro, and Teresa M. V. D. Pinho...

Date: March 12, 2026 | Category: News
Ion electrochemical reactor - Flow electroreduction

Electrolyte-controlled regiodivergent electroselenocyclisations

Sagar Arepally, Hanaa Gieman, and Thomas Wirth The Wirth group at Cardiff University have successfully used the Vapourtec Ion electrochemical reactor to effect electroselenocyclisations under continuous flow conditions.[1] Key to reaction success was the identity of the electr...

Date: February 26, 2026 | Category: News