Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
Beilstein J Org Chem. 2013 May 31;9:1051-72. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.9.118. Print 2013.
A great deal of time is spent within synthetic chemistry laboratories on non-value-adding activities such as sample preparation and work-up operations, and labour intensive activities such as extended periods of continued data collection. Using digital cameras connected to computer vision algorithms, camera-enabled apparatus can perform some of these processes in an automated fashion, allowing skilled chemists to spend their time more productively. In this review we describe recent advances in this field of chemical synthesis and discuss how they will lead to advanced synthesis laboratories of the future.
大量的时间都花在合成化学实验室的非增值活动上,如样品准备和后处理操作,以及劳动密集型活动,如长时间持续的数据收集。使用连接到计算机视觉算法的数字相机,配备相机的仪器可以以自动化的方式执行其中的一些过程,使熟练的化学家能够更有效地利用时间。在这篇综述中,我们描述了该化学合成领域的最新进展,并讨论了它们将如何引领未来的先进合成实验室。