ChemPhotoChem / The Right Light: De Novo Design of a Robust Modular Photochemical Reactor for Optimum Batch and Flow Chemistry

Having identified inconsistencies when repeating literatureexamples of photochemical transformations and difficultiesrecreating experimental setups, we devised several criteria thatan ideal lab-scale reactor should achieve. Herein, we introducea versatile photoreactor for high-throughput screening, prepa-rative-scale batch reactions and continuous processing, all witha single light source. The reactor utilizes interchangeable arraysof pseudo-monochromatic high-power LEDs in a range ofsynthetically useful wavelengths, combined with excellenttemperature control. Moreover, light intensity can be modu-lated in an accurate and straightforward manner. This systemhas subsequently been tested on a range of literature method-ologies. Europäische Kommission 764920 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)(DE-588)5164381-9 EP/S035990/1 Accepted version