{"id":914,"date":"2012-12-07T13:05:14","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T13:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dial-a-molecule.org\/wp\/?page_id=914"},"modified":"2015-10-28T15:09:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T15:09:15","slug":"a-step-change-in-molecular-synthesis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/dial-a-molecule\/the-network\/a-step-change-in-molecular-synthesis\/","title":{"rendered":"A Step Change in Molecular Synthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHow can we focus our efforts in inventing and developing new reactions and methods in organic synthesis and ensure maximum impact for UK industry, Dial-a-Molecule and other users of synthesis?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is recognised that a step change in our ability to make molecules is necessary if we are to meet the aims of the Grand Challenge. Though we have reached a stage where it is possible to make most molecules if given sufficient time and resource, synthesis remains as a perennial bottleneck in key disciplines such as healthcare, agrochemisty, molecular electronics and other emerging fields.
\nTwo contrastive approaches to the problem of tackling the synthesis of any given molecule have emerged:<\/em><\/p>\n