Flow fine synthesis with heterogeneous catalysts

In the past few decades, organic reactions under flow conditions have attracted increasing attention. Flow reactions have a number of advantages over batch reactions in terms of environmental compatibility, efficiency, and safety. In particular, flow reactions with heterogeneous catalysts that yield desired products without significant levels of by-product formation can enable purification processes to be avoided. This feature can allow flow reactions to be assembled in a multi-step and continuous manner for the synthesis of complex molecules. These new techniques have opened up new approaches to the synthesis of fine chemicals and are expected to play a prominent role in future chemical manufacturing processes. In this context, this review aims to summarize recent developments in continuous-flow reactions with heterogeneous catalysts for synthesis of fine chemicals. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier Ltd.