UV PhotoVap: Demonstrating How a Simple and Versatile Reactor Based on a Conventional Rotary Evaporator Can Be Used for UV Photochemistry

Charlotte A. Clark, Darren S. Lee, Stephen J. Pickering, Martyn Poliakoff, Michael W. George

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Abstract

We report the use of a simple rotary evaporator as a semi-continuous UV photochemical reactor. By generation of a thin film from the rotation of a flask, better light penetration is achieved, and in this work we used high-power Hg lamps to enable the direct irradiation of molecules with UV light. The intramolecular [2 + 2] photocycloaddition of Cookson's dione and the intermolecular [2 + 2] photocycloaddition of maleimide with 1-hexyne were used as test reactions to examine the effectiveness of this reactor. High productivities, equivalent to 210 g h-1, were obtained for the simple intramolecular reaction, demonstrating the scalability of the reactor. The effects of flask size, reaction mixture volume, and use of borosilicate or quartz glassware were also investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)595-599
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Process Research and Development
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 May 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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