Date: 6 September 2024 | Category: News
The Vapourtec team recently attended the ECOFR XV conference in Manchester. Like the Olympics, this event takes place every four years, bringing together researchers from around the world. This year’s focus was on the applications of radical chemistry in organic synthesis, materials science, and chemical biology.
Radical chemistry is particularly well-suited for continuous flow processes due to several key benefits:
- Reactors are isolated from air, preventing O2 quenching.
- Photochemical generation of radical species can be further enhanced in flow systems, in which the uniformity of light irradiation and good temperature control increases reproducibility.
- There have been significant developments in electrochemical generation of radicals. Flow chemistry offers better control over electron application, eliminating the risk of over-oxidation, and hotspots and even enabling to run electrolyte-free conditions.
For Vapourtec, it was exciting to see users from AZ showcase reactions using both the UV-150 photochemical reactor and the Ion electrochemical reactor in flow chemistry setups.
The event was a great success—reconnecting with old friends, making new contacts, and engaging in technical discussions with other attendees.
