Flow Photochemistry – a Green Technology with a Bright Future

Continuous flow technology-a tool for safer oxidation chemistry

“…Photochemistry is thus commonly applied to the synthesis of high-energy compounds such as strained rings or complex target molecules such as natural products. 188 Another fascinating aspect of photochemistry is the use of photons as “traceless and green reagents”, which make photochemical processes more sustainable. Recently, visible light photoredox catalysis has emerged as a new and powerful mode to activate small molecules.…”

Azobenzene: a Visible‐Light Chemical Actinometer for the Characterization of Fluidic Photosystems

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Since the last decade, continuous flow photochemistry has emerged as a powerful technique which favors the application of photochemical reactions especially at an industrial level. [8][9][10][11] Simple protocols to determine photon flux inside microfluidic systems are crucial for the characterization of photochemical reactors, their maintenance and their dimensioning for scale-up studies to improve process intensification efficiency of photochemical reactions. Indeed, knowing the value of the photon flux for a given photoreaction is essential for photochemical investigations since it governs the photokinetics of the transformation.…”