The Flow’s the Thing…Or Is It? Assessing the Merits of Homogeneous Reactions in Flask and Flow

Abstract

Against the flow? What factors dictate the relative merits of microflow reactors versus batch-reaction flasks for homogeneous catalytic reactions? The optimal reaction protocol must be decided on a case-by-case basis. Flask reactors equipped with in situ detection devices provide a concise and information-rich means of obtaining the intrinsic kinetic information required to make this decision.