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Solid reagent option for microwave flow reactor

The Voyager Microwave Flow-Through Synthesis System offers options for handling solids, slurries, and highly viscous fluids. Two separate flow-through modules are designed to handle the entire range of scale-up applications.

The Voyager CF (Continuous Flow) module is the choice for scaling up solution-based chemistries, while the Voyager SF (Stop Flow) module (pictured above) is the option for scaling up chemistries with solid reagents, highly viscous materials, or insoluble products. Both modules allow the automated scale-up of chemistries with microwave energy, all with a completely safe, self-monitored platform. The SF option allows for the synthesis of up to 50 mL of material automatically, giving chemists all of the safety advantages of the Voyager flow-through design while yielding the productivity and solids compatibility found with static batch systems.

As part of the Discover family of microwave synthesis products, Voyager can handle single, small-scale reactions as well as scale-up to kilogram quantities. The system also can perform atmospheric and pressurized reactions, and it has temperature and pressure feedback control.

The use of active flow cells allows the user to suspend reagent beds in the flow stream. These solid reagent beds can consist of immobilized reagents, catalysts, scavengers, or coupling enhancers. Active flow cells can be prepared by the user to allow maximum versatility in the process.

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