Full-scale continuous mini-reactor setup for heterogeneous grignard alkylation of a pharmaceutical intermediate

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1142-1148

  Pedersen, Michael J ^a,b   Holm, Thomas L ^b   Rahbek, Jesper P ^b   Skovby, Tommy ^b   Mealy, Michael J ^b   Dam Johansen, Kim ^a   Kiil, Søren ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; MICROREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICAL INTERMEDIATES; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; REACTORS IN SERIES; SOLVENT VOLUME; STATIC MIXERS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ALKYLATION;

EID: 84884663792     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op400069e     Document Type: Article

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