title: Thermostatted micro-reactor NMR probe head for monitoring fast reactions.
abstract: A novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probe head for monitoring fast chemical reactions is described. It combines micro-reaction technology with capillary flow NMR spectroscopy. Two reactants are fed separately into the probe head where they are effectively mixed in a micro-mixer. The mixed reactants then pass through a capillary NMR flow cell that is equipped with a solenoidal radiofrequency coil where the NMR signal is acquired. The whole flow path of the reactants is thermostatted using the liquid FC-43 (perfluorotributylamine) so that exothermic and endothermic reactions can be studied under almost isothermal conditions. The set-up enables kinetic investigation of reactions with time constants of only a few seconds. Non-reactive mixing experiments carried out with the new probe head demonstrate that it facilitates the acquisition of constant highly resolved NMR signals suitable for quantification of different species in technical mixtures. Reaction kinetic measurements on a test system are presented that prove the applicability of the novel NMR probe head for monitoring fast reactions.
authors.affiliation: University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brächer
authors.affiliation: University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoch
authors.affiliation: Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kost
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.affiliation: University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Electronic address: erik.vonharbou@mv.uni-kl.de.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: von Harbou
authors.affiliation: University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasse
keywords: Capillary flow NMR; Micro-reaction technology; Online NMR spectroscopy; Reaction kinetics; Reaction monitoring; Thermostatted micro-reactor