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Continuous flow synthesis of azobenzenes via Baeyer-Mills reaction.

ABSTRACT: Azobenzene, as one of the most prominent molecular switches, is featured in many applications ranging from photopharmacology to information or energy storage. In order to easily and reproducibly synthesize non-symmetric substituted azobenzenes in an efficient way, especially on a large scale, the commonly used Baeyer-Mills coupling reaction was adopted to a continuous flow setup. The versatility was demonstrated with a scope of 20 substances and the scalability of this method exemplified by the synthesis of >70 g of an azobenzene derivative applied in molecular solar thermal storage (MOST) systems.

SUBMITTER: Griwatz JH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9263553 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Continuous flow synthesis of azobenzenes via Baeyer-Mills reaction.

Griwatz Jan H JH Kunz Anne A Wegner Hermann A HA

Beilstein journal of organic chemistry 20220630

Azobenzene, as one of the most prominent molecular switches, is featured in many applications ranging from photopharmacology to information or energy storage. In order to easily and reproducibly synthesize non-symmetric substituted azobenzenes in an efficient way, especially on a large scale, the commonly used Baeyer-Mills coupling reaction was adopted to a continuous flow setup. The versatility was demonstrated with a scope of 20 substances and the scalability of this method exemplified by the ...[more]

PMID: 35859625

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