The synthesis of structurally complex organic molecules is the first task in the discovery of functional compounds needed for new technologies, including those in medicine and flexible electronics.

Organic chemists optimizing a reaction, like chefs perfecting a dish, execute a single transformation over and over, each time tweaking a specific aspect, such as temperature or ingredient ratio, ...

Optimizing chemical reactions and finding the best ways to scale them up to produce compounds for clinical testing and drug commercialization can be tedious, time-consuming, and expensive. To overcome ...