Open AccessA New World for Chemical Synthesis?
Author(s) -
Steven V. Ley,
Yiding Chen,
Daniel E. Fitzpatrick,
Oliver May
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2019.792
Subject(s) - automation , computer science , resource (disambiguation) , perspective (graphical) , state (computer science) , systems engineering , nanotechnology , risk analysis (engineering) , data science , engineering , artificial intelligence , business , mechanical engineering , materials science , computer network , algorithm
This perspective seeks to provide an overarching vision of the current state of chemical synthesis methodology using machinery as enabling tools. It highlights current capabilities and limitations in this highly digitallyconnected world and suggests areas where new opportunities may arise in the future by going well beyond our present levels of innovation and automation. There is a new need for improved downstream processing tools, advanced reactor design, computational predictive algorithms and integration of robotic systems to maximise the human resource to facilitate a new era in the assembly of our functional materials.