Patent ID: 7413714
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B01J,C07C,C40B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automated sequential reaction system for automatically and sequentially producing a substance library of different desired chemical products from a plurality of reactants in accord with a programmed series of steps, comprising: (a) a first automated reactant supply comprising a plurality of separate reactant chambers, each adapted to be filled with a different reactant; (b) a first supply valve that is automatically actuatable and is connected to the first automated reactant supply to select a desired first reactant from among the plurality of separate reactant chambers; (c) a solvent supply, said solvent supply being configured to contain a solvent for flushing said automated sequential reaction system; (d) a reaction module coupled in fluid communication with said first supply valve, such that a reactant chamber selected from within said automated first reactant supply by the first supply valve is placed in fluid communication with said reaction module, said reaction module including a general purpose chemical reactor that is operable to produce the substance library of different desired chemical products from the plurality of reactants; (e) an output valve that is automatically actuatable and is coupled in fluid communication with the reaction module to receive a desired chemical product, said desired chemical product contributing to the substance library of different desired chemical products; (f) an automated product collector in fluid communication with said output valve to receive the desired chemical product and comprising a plurality of product chambers, each product chamber being adapted to be filled with a different desired product to produce the substance library of different desired chemical products; and (g) a system controller controllably connected to the first automated reactant supply, the first supply valve, and the automated product collector, said system controller being programmed to monitor and control production of the plurality of desired chemical products by the automated sequential reaction system, the system controller being configured to operate the automated sequential reactant system as required to produce the substance library of different desired chemical products, the system controller implementing the steps of: