Photo-Fries rearrangement in flow under aqueous micellar conditions
Chia-Chen Chien, Shih‐Chieh Kao, Chun‐Jen Chen, Yen‐Ku Wu
Abstract
A flow edition of photo-Fries rearrangement for the synthesis of 2-acylphenols in an aqueous micellar medium has been described. We take advantage of a narrow channel reactor and micelle-induced confinement effect to refine both the efficiency and selectivity of the parent photoreaction.
Topics & Concepts
Fries rearrangementAqueous solutionFlow (mathematics)ChemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryMechanicsPhysicsCatalysisInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistrySurfactants and Colloidal Systems