Patent Document ID: 5499193
Application ID: 08079375
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An automated synthesis apparatus comprising; a synthesis processing apparatus including; a means for shifting contents of at least one container selected from a plurality of storing containers including reaction vessels to another container; a reaction means for reacting the contents of selected reaction vessels; an analyzing means for analyzing with analyzers at least one portion of the contents taken out from the reaction vessels; a purifier means for separating and purifying with purifiers at least one material from the contents of the reaction vessels; and a restoring means for restoring each of said means of said synthesis processing apparatus to their initial conditions; and a control apparatus including: a storing means for storing in advance a plurality of unit operating procedures, each of said unit operating procedures operating one of said means of said synthesis processing apparatus; a compiler means for compiling at least one unit operating procedure selected by said storing means for setting up an operating procedure for synthesizing a specific target compound; an organizing means for selecting from and connecting together each means of said synthesis processing apparatus in accordance with the operating procedure of the compiler means to set up control procedures for operating all of the selected means of the synthesis processing apparatus in sequence; and an operating means of a computer for actuating the control procedures to operate each means of said synthesis processing apparatus for synthesizing the specific target compound.