In-situ production of Grignard reagents with continuous process control
Since its discovery more than 100 years ago, the synthesis of Grignard reagents and their conversion with a variety of organic molecules such as ketones and aldehydes has been one of the most effective methods of C-C bond formation. In the synthesis of the top 50 active pharmaceutical ingredients, in about 10 percent of the synthetic pathways one Grignard reaction or more can be found.
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The actual Grignard reagent formation represents a reaction that can immensely benefit from a continuous process. This is mainly due to the following aspects:
- Novel Process Window - large magnesium excess to suppress unwanted side reactions such as Wurtz coupling,
- improved heat transfer, no runaway of the reaction,
- continuous supply of magnesium,
- integrated magnesium activation,
- integrated process control,
- inline analytics via IR measurements.
