Impact of residence time distributions in reacting magnesium packed beds on Grignard reagent formation – pump-induced flow behaviour in non-reacting magnesium beds (part 1)

Deitmann, Eva; Maskos, Michael; Menges-Flanagan, Gabriele; Ziegenbalg, Dirk

doi:10.1039/d3re00190c

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“…Commercially available coarse magnesium turnings are used. The Postnova syringe pump PN1610 is utilized because it was previously shown that the pump system has an impact on the residence time distribution in a nonhomogeneous and randomly packed bed of nonuniform, nonspherical magnesium turnings and that the Postnova syringe pump in combination with the coarse magnesium turnings yields the narrowest residence time distribution on continuous lab scale . Results for conversion and selectivity of the Grignard reagents displayed in Chart and synthesized in a semibatch type procedure and on continuous lab scale are listed in Table .…”

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“…Narrow residence time distributions and therefore high Bodenstein numbers can be obtained by using a compact and homogeneous magnesium packing . Therefore, narrow particle size distributions are favorable.…”

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“…On the pilot scale, THF (Avantor Inc.) was used as well. Particle size distributions for the magnesium turnings used (coarse and fine) can be found in a previous publication …”

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“…The reactor used for continuous laboratory scale syntheses of Grignard reagents has been described previously in detail including residence time distributions within a nonreacting magnesium packing as well as during Grignard reagent formation. , It is designed by Fraunhofer IMM, manufactured by 3D laser melting, and generally used for the formation of organometallic halide reagents. The reactor consists of a reactor cartridge filled with magnesium turnings and a magnesium replenishment unit for replenishing magnesium turnings during Grignard reagent synthesis.…”

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“…It was previously shown for the benzylmagnesium bromide synthesis that the selectivity of the Wurtz-affine Grignard reagent strongly depends on the residence time distribution as well as the degree of backmixing and that the reaction can benefit from continuous processing in terms of improved product quality. , Within the literature, only few comparisons of batch type processes and continuous production processes for the formation of Grignard reagents can be found, ,,, but studying the impact of a continuous process on the selectivity of a Grignard reagent was not the main aspect of these publications.…”

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Selectivity of Grignard Reagent Formation: From Semibatch to Continuous Lab and Pilot Scale

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“…On the pilot scale, THF (Avantor Inc.) was used as well. Particle size distributions for the magnesium turnings used (coarse and fine) can be found in a previous publication …”

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Continuous Scalable Synthesis and Concentration Variation of Organozinc Compounds

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In the production of pharmaceutically active ingredients, the formation of new carbon−carbon bonds is essential. A widespread and frequently employed method is the use of organometallic reagents (e.g., RLi, RMgX, RZnX), which differ greatly in their reactivity and are selected according to the specific reaction pathway desired. Organozinc compounds (RZnX) represent a class of compounds whose reactivity is lower than that of the widely used Grignard reagents and far below that of organolithium compounds, allowing them to tolerate the presence of functional groups incompatible with organomagnesium and organolithium compounds. Organozinc compounds are highly sensitive to oxygen and moisture, which results in difficult handling and problematic storage and limits the use of organozinc compounds in synthetic chemistry. In order to overcome this limitation and make organozinc reagents widely accessible for process chemists of varying industries, a continuous synthetic route to a large number of organozinc reagents was established on a laboratory and pilot scale. Flow rates, solvents, the metal activation mechanism, and the initial concentration of the starting materials were varied. For this purpose, a bed of Zn granules was used, which provides an approximately 250-fold excess of Zn throughout the reaction. The formed zinc organyls were analyzed by manual titration and GC analysis after quenching to determine conversion and yield as well as possible side product formation. For the formation of monozinc organyls, a lab-scale reactor originally designed for the formation of Grignard reagents was used, including a Zn replenishing unit. The main objective of this work was to establish the scalable continuous formation of organozinc reagents, which enables fast and safe process optimization. It was found that complete conversion of the organic halides used could be achieved in a single passage through the reactor with zinc organyl yields of 78−100%. Furthermore, the continuous conversion of highly concentrated 2.0 M starting materials was successfully carried out for the first time. Sufficient process reliability was ensured, and good to very good yields of 84−100% were demonstrated. The synthesis of some selected zinc organyls was then also transferred to a pilot scale, where a maximum liquid throughput of 18 L/h was achieved. With residence times of 1.5−14.0 min, complete conversion of the organic halide was achieved in all syntheses with high zinc organyl yields of up to 98%.

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Organozinc Reagents: Highly Efficient Scalable Continuous Conversion in Various Concentrations and Reaction Types

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Organometallic reagents play a crucial role in today’s synthetic chemistry. They are used in the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), fragrances, and agrochemicals, among other things, as they are instrumental and invaluable to form new carbon–carbon bonds. In addition to the widely used organolithium and organomagnesium compounds, better known as Grignard reagents, organozinc compounds are predestined coupling partners in C–C bond formation. Even though organozinc compounds are among the oldest organometallic compounds, they have long been superseded by the more reactive Grignard reagents (RMgX) and lithium organyls (RLi). The low reactivity of organozinc compounds in combination with a high sensitivity to oxygen and moisture lead to difficult handling and problematic storage. Their usefulness for C–C bond formation was therefore underestimated for a long time but has experienced a renaissance in recent decades. In a previous publication, the scalable continuous synthesis of organozinc compounds in different concentrations and solvents was demonstrated. The organozinc compounds were produced in both laboratory and pilot scale with good to very good yields and the formation of highly concentrated organozinc compounds was also confirmed. To build on this work, the continuous conversion of organozinc compounds is described below. Two different reaction types were investigated: the noncatalyzed Saytzeff reaction and the palladium-catalyzed Negishi cross-coupling reaction. The former was carried out in both a two-step and a one-pot approach. The reactive allylzinc bromide was chosen as the organometallic reagent, which was reacted with various aldehydes and ketones to yield secondary or tertiary homoallyl alcohols. In the Saytzeff reaction, residence times of 2.0 min were sufficient to achieve complete conversion of the carbonyl compound and isolated yields of 66–98%. The conversion of the carbonyl compound was monitored using an online process IR spectrometer with flow cell. In the case of the Negishi coupling, a fixed-bed reactor filled with Pd catalyst was used. The syntheses investigated were focused on the reaction of benzylzinc bromide with various functionalized organic halides. The Negishi coupling provided complete to near complete conversion of the electrophilic substrate with isolated yields of 72–92% at residence times of 23–32 s. Both the Saytzeff and Negishi reactions were extended to include the conversion of highly concentrated 2.0 M organozinc compounds. The former delivered yields of 83% and 92%, the latter 72% and 79%. The Saytzeff conversion was additionally transferred to pilot scale to demonstrate the ease of scalability. The synthesis of two selected compounds was successfully transferred to pilot scale, where a liquid throughput of 13 L/h was achieved. The main objective of this work was to establish various catalyzed and noncatalyzed conversions of organozinc reagents, particularly at high organozinc reagent concentrations to enable fast and safe process intensification, op...

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Impact of residence time distributions in reacting magnesium packed beds on Grignard reagent formation – pump-induced flow behaviour in non-reacting magnesium beds (part 1)

Abstract: Grignard reagent formation in continuously operated magnesium packed-bed reactors can be influenced by finetuning the residence time distribution within the magnesium packing. By decreasing the magnesium turning size and increasing...

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Selectivity of Grignard Reagent Formation: From Semibatch to Continuous Lab and Pilot Scale

Selectivity of Grignard Reagent Formation: From Semibatch to Continuous Lab and Pilot Scale

Continuous Scalable Synthesis and Concentration Variation of Organozinc Compounds

Organozinc Reagents: Highly Efficient Scalable Continuous Conversion in Various Concentrations and Reaction Types

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