Chemical Reaction Technologies Unit


THE UNIT IN 2014

The Chemical Reaction Technologies Unit provides ICIQ researchers with the latest technologies related to the reaction performance: chemical reaction development, with special emphasis on reaction parallelization and high throughput synthesis, reaction scale up, in situ reaction monitoring and reactions under special conditions (high pressure, microflow, supercritical fluids, microwave…). The Unit is also in charge of special conditions labs: a clean room, a dark lab to handle photosensitive chemicals and two labs fully equipped to run reactions at high pressure. Moreover, the Unit also helps researchers in terms of complex reaction set ups, specially set ups involving gases.

In 2014, the unit improved its expertise in running reactions in high pressure conditions, especially using the second generation SPR-16 from AMTECH®, a device dedicated to high pressure reactions parallelization. This device provides the users with new possibilities regarding the parallelization of high pressure reactions: working at low temperatures, stopping the 16 parallel reactions at different times or reducing the pressurization time of all 16 reactors.

MOST IMPORTANT EQUIPMENT

  • MultiMax from Mettler Toledo®
  • Two SPR-16 from AMTECH®, first and second generation.
  • A complete set of high pressure reactors (from 1 to 24 positions) with working volumes from 10 to 750 mL and the possibility to work up to 180ºC and 100 bar.
  • A photochemical reactor (Rayonet® RPR-200).
  • A monochromatic light source (Till Photonics®).
  • A microwave reactor: CEM Explorer ®.
  • A preparative flash chromatography system (Combiflash Companion 4x from ISCO®).
  • LabMax® from Mettler Toledo.
  • Microflow reaction systems from Mikroglass®
  • Supercritical CO2 reactor from SITEC®.
  • Metal and organic molecule evaporator.