Apparatus and method for combinatorial research for catalysts and polymers

摘要

A method and system for researching and developing and/or optimizing new catalysts and polymers in a combinatorial manner is disclosed. The method begins with starting components or a ligand library and provides methods of creating catalyst or product libraries, which are then tested in a reaction of interest. The system uses methods of robotic handling for moving libraries from station to station. The method and apparatus are especially useful for synthesizing, screening, and characterizing combinatorial catalyst libraries.