Flash chemistry using electrochemical method and microsystems

摘要

This feature article provides a brief outline of the concept of flash chemistry for conducting extremely fast reactions in organic synthesis using electrochemically generated highly reactive species and microsystems.Organic synthesis has witnessed a steady march in the progress of our understanding of factors governing chemical reactions.With a rational design of synthesis,desired compounds are produced in a highly selective manner.The role of organic synthesis has been extended to various fields of science and technology.Because of rapid progress in such fields,demands for producing desired compounds in a highly time efficient way have been increasing.In order to meet such demands and achieve rapid synthesis of a variety of organic compounds,acceleration of organic synthesis is highly called for.Conventional organic synthesis,however,has been a rather time consuming task.