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3D Printed Polypropylene Continuous-Flow Column Reactors: Exploration of Reactor Utility in SNAr Addition Reactions and the Synthesis of Bicyclic and Tetracyclic Heterocycles

Rao, ZX; Patel, B; Monaco, A; Cao, Z; Barniol-Xicota, M; Pichon, E; Ladlow, M; (2017) 3D Printed Polypropylene Continuous-Flow Column Reactors: Exploration of Reactor Utility in SNAr Addition Reactions and the Synthesis of Bicyclic and Tetracyclic Heterocycles. European Journal of Organic Chemistry , 2017 (44) pp. 6499-6504. 10.1002/ejoc.201701111. Green open access

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Abstract

3D printing has the potential to transform the way in which chemical reactions are carried out due to its low-cost, ease-of-use as a technology and its capacity to expedite the development of iteratively enhanced prototypes. In this present study, we developed a novel, low-cost polypropylene (PP) column reactor that was incorporated into an existing continuous-flow reactor for the synthesis of heterocycles. The utility and solvent resistance of the printed devices were explored in SNAr reactions to produce substituted aniline derivatives and in the synthesis of bicyclic and tetracyclic heterocycles. Using this approach, a range of heterocyclic compounds was synthesised including the core structure of the natural product (±)-γ-lycorane and structurally complex compounds based on the tetracyclic core of the erythrina alkaloids.

Type: Article
Title: 3D Printed Polypropylene Continuous-Flow Column Reactors: Exploration of Reactor Utility in SNAr Addition Reactions and the Synthesis of Bicyclic and Tetracyclic Heterocycles
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201701111
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201701111
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharma and Bio Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1569531
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