Porwol, L., Kowalski, D. J., Henson, A. , Long, D.-L. , Bell, N. L. and Cronin, L. (2020) An autonomous chemical robot discovers the rules of supramolecular chemistry without prior knowledge. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 59(28), pp. 11256-11261. (doi: 10.1002/anie.202000329) (PMID:32419277) (PMCID:PMC7384156)
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Abstract
We present a chemical discovery robot for the efficient and reliable discovery of supramolecular architectures through the exploration of a huge reaction space exceeding ten billion combinations. The system was designed to search for areas of reactivity found through autonomous selection of the reagent types, amounts, and reaction conditions aiming for combinations that are reactive. The process consists of two parts where reagents are mixed together, choosing from one type of aldehyde, one amine and one azide (from a possible family of two amines, two aldehydes and four azides) with different volumes, ratios, reaction times, and temperatures, whereby the reagents are passed through a copper coil reactor. Next, either cobalt or iron is added, again from a large number of possible quantities. The reactivity was determined by evaluating differences in pH, UV‐Vis, and mass spectra before and after the search was started. The algorithm was focused on the exploration of interesting regions, as defined by the outputs from the sensors, and this led to the discovery of a range of 1‐benzyl‐(1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐N‐alkyl‐(2‐pyridinemethanimine) ligands and new complexes: [Fe(L1)2](ClO4)2 (1); [Fe(L2)2](ClO4)2 (2); [Co2(L3)2](ClO4)4 (3); [Fe2(L3)2](ClO4)4 (4), which were crystallised and their structure confirmed by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction determination, as well as a range of new supramolecular clusters discovered in solution using high‐resolution mass spectrometry.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Henson, Dr Alon and Bell, Dr Nicola and Porwol, Luzian and Long, Dr Deliang and Cronin, Professor Lee and Kowalski, Mr Daniel |
Authors: | Porwol, L., Kowalski, D. J., Henson, A., Long, D.-L., Bell, N. L., and Cronin, L. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
Journal Name: | Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) |
Publisher: | Wiley |
ISSN: | 1433-7851 |
ISSN (Online): | 1521-3773 |
Published Online: | 19 April 2020 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
First Published: | First published in Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) 59(28): 11256-11261 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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