Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 30(5), 619 (2014).

Study on Photocatalytic Organic Reactions Using Photocatalytic Microreactors
Kento SHIMAOKA, Shota KUWAHARA, Makoto YAMASHITA, and Kenji KATAYAMA
Department of Applied Chemistry, Chuo University, 1-13-27 Kasuga, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
Photocatalytic organic reactions were performed using automatic photocatalytic microreactor, where several open-end capillaries with photocatalytic materials coated inside were just soaked in a test tube including a reactant solution. Organic reactions of the alkyl radicals generated from carboxylic acids due to the photo-Kolbe reaction was studied, in analogy with the reactions using a photosensitizer. This methodology features the reusability of the reactor and an easy process for analysis due to easy separation of the reactant solution.