Patent ID: 6673316
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B01J,G01N

Abstract:
A synthesis experiment automation system comprising:a reaction system, which includes a reaction container rack for storing a plurality of reaction containers; a dispensing device for introducing reagents and solvents into said reaction containers; a reaction device made up of a plurality of reaction sections, each of which stores a plurality of said reaction containers containing reagents and/or solvents, and each of said reaction containers settable to simultaneously perform synthesis reactions under experiment conditions which are independent of the experiment conditions for the other of said reaction containers; a shaking device, which shakes a said reaction container immediately after completion of the synthesis reaction in said reaction device, under conditions set in accordance with the experiment conditions of the synthesis reaction, wherein said shaking device includes: a shaking section, which shakes said reaction container, a lid section, which prevents spillage of liquid during shaking, and which has a gas venting structure for discharging gas produced during shaking, and a washing section, which washes a surface of said lid section facing toward the interior of said reaction container; a separation processing device, which, after shaking by said shaking device, separates an indicated solution from reaction solutions in said reaction container; and an extendible rail, wherein said reaction container rack, dispensing device, and reaction device are positioned beside the rail; analyzing means for analyzing reaction products obtained in said reaction device; an industrial robot, which removes said reaction containers from said reaction container rack and transports said reaction containers to a dispensing position of said dispensing device, transports said reaction containers containing reagents and/or solvents to predetermined positions in said reaction sections of said reaction device, and supplies to said analyzing means reaction products produced in said reaction device, wherein the industrial robot has a main body provided with an arm having a polycentric joint that turns freely on the body, and wherein the industrial robot travels through the reaction system along the extendible rail; a computer, which controls the actions of said robot in transporting and placing said reaction containers. the operations of said dispensing device and said reaction device of said reaction system, and analysis operations of said analyzing means, in accordance with the experiment conditions of each synthesis reaction; and wherein said computer sets synthesis reaction steps to be executed by said reaction system independently for each synthesis reaction experiment performed in each reaction section, and wherein each reaction section is provided with a temperature regulator to set reaction temperature independently.