Patent ID: 6534019
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B01J,C40B,Y10T

Abstract:
An automated chemical synthesizer comprising:at least one reaction vessel in which a compound is to be synthesized; at least one collection vessel configured to be connected to said at least one reaction vessel in order to collect said compound from said at least one reaction vessel; a passage configured to communicate with said at least one collection vessel; a gas discharging unit provided in said passage and configured to discharge gas from said at least one collection vessel through said passage; and a passage block in which said passage is formed and which is provided between said at least one reaction vessel and said at least one collection vessel when said at least one collection vessel is connected to said at least one reaction vessel in a collection position, wherein said passage formed in said passage block comprises, at least one connecting hole which is provided to correspond to said at least one collection vessel, said at least one collection vessel contacting said passage block around said at least one connecting hole, and at least one discharging hole connecting said at least one connecting hole, and wherein said passage block comprises upper and lower plates, a lower portion of said at least one connecting hole formed in said lower plate has a size such that a top portion of said at least one collection vessel fits into said lower portion, and an upper portion of said at least one connecting hole formed in said upper plate has a size such that a top portion of said at least one collection vessel contacts said upper plate around said upper portion.