There are many modern technologies to provide fast reaction, high yield, easy heat control, and rapid mixing for organic synthesis. In this thesis, we have focused on microwave and continuous flow reaction technology for N-alkylation and nucleophilic ...
There are many modern technologies to provide fast reaction, high yield, easy heat control, and rapid mixing for organic synthesis. In this thesis, we have focused on microwave and continuous flow reaction technology for N-alkylation and nucleophilic aromatic hydroxylation. Microwave reaction utilizing microwave irradiation has been recognized as a powerful tool for fast and efficient synthesis of organic compounds because of selective energy absorption by polar compounds. Secondly, an interest in continuous flow technology for organic synthesis is growing very fast in these days. Enhanced heat and mass transfer rates are intrinsic features of continuous flow reaction enabling chemical researchers to explore reactions that are traditionally difficult to investigate in common batch reactors. It provides powerful tools for studying highly energetic reactions with unstable intermediates. In this study, we applied microwave and continuous flow reaction technology for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing ionic liquids and utilized pack-bed reactor for nucleophilic aromatic hydroxylation reaction using solid KOH. The reaction time for N-alkylation reaction was dramatically reduced in both cases. For the synthesis of phenol, we applied super basic KOH/DMSO system in pack-bed reactor. Comparing flow reaction with batch reaction, reaction is completed in several minutes with high yields.