Automated radial synthesis could usher in era of chemistry ‘server farms’
System to streamline small molecule production could bring state-of-the-art chemistry to many more teams
A fully automated organic synthesis platform has been developed that can perform multiple reactions efficiently using the bare minimum of equipment and without having to manually change reactors. What’s more, the system can be operated remotely, which could lead to ‘chemistry server farms’ containing hundreds of automated platforms that scientists could log in to from anywhere in the world.