Flow Chemistry

Question 1

advantages of flow

Answer 1

microreactors have high SA:vol so more efficient heating/cooling, can use superheated solvents and have higher [reactants], small scale with low reagent consumption allowing for better reaction optimisation, simple scale up using continuous running, allows use of best solvent with no bpt restrictions

Question 2

limitations

Answer 2

reactions with ppt not compatible with mixers and not good for slow/low T reactions