17. A Self Optimizing Synthetic Organic Reactor System Using Real-time In-line NMR spectroscopy
Victor Sans, Luzian Porwol, Vincenza Dragone, Leroy Cronin, Chemical Science, (2015), 6, 1258-1264, DOI: 10.1039/C4SC03075C
A configurable platform for synthetic chemistry incorporating an in-line benchtop NMR that is capable of monitoring and controlling organic reactions in real-time is presented. The platform is controlled via a modular LabView software control system for the hardware, NMR, data analysis and feedback optimization. Using this platform we report the real-time advanced structural characterization of reaction mixtures, including 19F, 13C, DEPT, 2D NMR spectroscopy (COSY, HSQC and 19F-COSY) for the first time. Finally, the potential of this technique is demonstrated through the optimization of a catalytic organic reaction in real-time, showing its applicability to self-optimizing systems using criteria such as stereoselectivity, multi-nuclear measurements or 2D correlations.