Table 3. Comparison of Productivity Metrics between Batch and Flow Experiments.

entry	reaction	temperature (°C)	substrate/cat ratio (mol/mol)	observed rate (mM/h)	normalized rate (mM/h·gcat)	TOF (h–1)c	productivity (mmol/(L·h)
1	DMC batch	100	71	2a	7	0.020	0.89
2	DMC batch	120	71	11a	36	0.063	2.76
3	DMC batch	140	71	58a	195	0.231	10.1
4	DEC batch	140	49	27a	72	0.436	3.78
5	DMC flow	100	12	87b	290	0.059	18.6
6	DMC flow	120	12	205b	683	0.125	39.3
7	DMC flow	140	12	417b	1390	0.279	87.6
8	DEC flow	140	8	193b	644	0.100	20.5

^aObserved rate calculated from tangent at t = 0 of the fitted curve.

^bObserved rate calculated as concentration change in 4.2 min residence time.

^cTOF calculated from total moles of product formed/total moles of catalyst per time.