A major advance in mechanistic studies of mechanochemical reactions by ball milling has been the introduction of methodologies for real-time and in situ monitoring.[1] Initially based on synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction,[2] such in situ monitoring methods now encompass a range of spectroscopic (e.g. Raman, fluorescence emission, magnetic resonance) methodologies[3] that can be combined mutually or with more traditional approaches based on following the temperature- and/or pressure. This presentation will outline selected examples of new mechanistic, kinetic and thermodynamic insights into mechanochemical milling reactions achieved through real-time monitoring, including the observation of previously elusive and/or metastable phases.

Advances in monitoring mechanochemical milling reactions

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