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New @chemrxiv.bsky.social preprint!

RoboChem-Flex is a powerful, low-cost (<5k EUR), modular self-driving lab for chemical synthesis

We showcase 6 studies (photochemistry, biocatalysis, cross coupling, ee ...), all optimized with different configurations & ML

🔗 chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
July 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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It's an absolute honour to present the first speaker of #ETOC 2025. Prof. C. Oliver Kappe, a renowned name in flow chemistry, will deliver a plenary talk on the use of continuous processing in organic synthesis.
March 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Delighted to introduce our next #ETOC speaker – Julien Lefranc. As Associate Director in Medicinal Chemistry and Automation at Merck KGaA, he brings extensive expertise in drug discovery and automation. Don’t miss his insights into the future of medicinal chemistry!
March 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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📢Thrilled to welcome Prof. Fernanda Duarte @fjduarte.bsky.social to #ETOC 2025! As an Associate Professor at University of Oxford, she pioneers research in computational organic chemistry. Join us for her talk on 'Modelling Chemical Reactions in Solution– Balancing Efficiency and Accuracy'
April 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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📣Honored to welcome Dr. Magnus Johansson to #ETOC 2025! As a Senior Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca and Associate Professor at Stockholm University, he’s at the forefront of sustainable catalysis. Don’t miss his talk on late-stage C-H functionalisation!
April 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Excited to welcome Prof. Shelley D. Minteer (@minteerlab.bsky.social) to #ETOC 2025! A leading expert in electrocatalysis & bioelectrochemistry, she will share her insights in 'Enzymatic Bioelectrocatalysis for Electrosynthesis.' Don’t miss this cutting-edge talk!
April 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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📢Less than a week until the ETOC 2025 Symposium!🚨

Don't miss out on insightful talks, networking, and cutting-edge discussions. 📢 Register now before it's too late!

🔗 uva-live.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#ETOC2025 #Symposium #RegisterNow
April 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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🚀Kicking off Day 2 of #ETOC2025 with Dr. Wu Jie! 🚀We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Wu Jie (@NUSingapore), a leader in photocatalysis & flow chemistry. Don’t miss his talk: "On-Demand Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules"—shaping the future of automated synthesis! #FlowChem
April 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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📢Excited to welcome Dr. Ivana Drienovská to #ETOC2025! 🧬A leader in biocatalysis & enzyme design at VU Amsterdam, she’ll present:
"Beyond Nature’s Catalysts: Non-Canonical Amino Acids in Enzyme Design"#Biocatalysis #ProteinEngineering #ETOC
April 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Up next at #ETOC2025: Dr. Linden Schrecker, CEO of SOLVE Chemistry & Visiting Researcher at Imperial College London! 💡Don’t miss his talk: "Efficient Data Collection for Efficient Decision Making in Process Development"—where automation meets ML in chemistry!
#FlowChem #ETOC2025
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Thrilled to announce our incredible speaker lineup for the 2025 #ETOC Online Symposium! 📢 Join us on April 9-10 from 15:00 to 19:00 (CET).🗓️ Secure your spot today by signing up through the link below! Don't miss this exciting event! uva-live.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (1/4)
March 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🎉Mark your calendars📅, the next edition of ETOC is coming up on April 9-10. Expect inspiring talks from outstanding speakers, insightful conversations and pioneering ideas on the use of technology to enhance organic synthesis. Full lineup and registration details are coming in the next few weeks.
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Paper 2 of 2025 is also an engineering one: scaling up photochemical reactions to >15kg/day is possible with our continuous-flow spinning disk reactor equipped with a high-intensity LED.

🔗OPRD: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

@achaudhuri.bsky.social, @jhaschuurmans.bsky.social, @tnoel82.bsky.social
Scaling Up Gas–Liquid Photo-Oxidations in Flow Using Rotor-Stator Spinning Disc Reactors and a High-Intensity Light Source
Photochemical transformations have garnered renewed interest over the past decade for their ability to enable unique reactions under mild conditions. However, scaling up such processes, particularly in multiphase systems (e.g., gas–liquid), remains challenging. Previously, we demonstrated the potential of the photochemical rotor-stator spinning disc reactor (pRS-SDR) for scaling the photooxidation of α-terpinene to ascaridole, though the system was limited by the light source, resulting in suboptimal operation in a photon-limited regime. In this work, we unlock the full potential of the pRS-SDR by integrating a high-powered light source (up to 652 W optical output) specifically designed for the reactor. The results show that the high gas–liquid mass transfer rates achievable in the pRS-SDR allow for significant productivity improvements under high irradiance (16.3 kg day–1 at 92% α-terpinene conversion and 2.52 W cm–2 in a 27 mL irradiated volume), representing an order of magnitude increase compared to our previous study. However, the photooxidation of β-citronellol exhibited notable limitations, highlighting the importance of selecting appropriate model reactions when evaluating intensified photochemical reactors.
pubs.acs.org
January 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What happens when you add a gas to your photochemical system? Using our suggested workflow, we were able to shine our light on it. We found that photon absorption can increase if bubbles are small, whereas larger bubbles lead to small losses. A big thanks to all collaborators!
1st paper of 2025 is a fact: Turns out, adding gas bubbles can boost photon absorption in photoreactors by scattering and intensifying light intensity.

🔗 React Chem Eng: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

🙌: @jhaschuurmans.bsky.social, Stefan, Arnab, Miguel, John & @tnoel82.bsky.social

#flowchemistry
January 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM