MTCiting: Academia R&D

By designing a membrane-based “bag” with defined pore sizes, larger molecule organorhodium catalyst is contained within, while smaller molecule reactants, solvents, and product molecules easily flow in and out. This represents an interesting way to perform homogeneous catalysis while isolating and recovering expensive rhodium catalysts and minimizing the presence of trace metal in the final product to mitigate clean-up. (ReactIR)

Ryu, U., Ly, D., Shimabukuro, K., Davies, H. M. L., & Jones, C. W. (2024). Facile Recovery and Recycling of a Soluble Dirhodium Catalyst in Asymmetric Cyclopropanation via a Catalyst-in-Bag System. Organic Process Research & Development, 28(11), 4146–4155. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00400

Key to successful supramolecular systems is an in-depth understanding of host-guest interactions. Association constant (Ka) strength provides a quantitative measure of host-guest complexation. In-situ FTIR provides a practical and robust approach to measure Ka values and can be superior to more widely used, time-averaged NMR. (ReactIR)

Moaven, S., Griend, D. V., Johnson, D., & Pluth, M. (2024). Expanding the Toolbox for Supramolecular Chemistry: Probing Host-Guest Interactions with In Situ FTIR Spectroscopy for Struc-tural and Dynamic Insights. ChemRxiv. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-jzxfs

Online spectroscopic methods offer the potential for real-time direct measurement of nutrients in stirred tank bioreactors. Mid-IR, inline PAT, together with a process information management system (PIMS), resulted in the development of an automated metabolite feedback control system to improve the fermentation process. Glucose and glutamate were the nutrients monitored and developed for independent control. (ReactIR)

Reid, J., Haer, M., Chen, A., Adams, C., Lin, Y. C., Cronin, J., Yu, Z., Kirkitadze, M., & Yuan, T. (2024). Development of Automated Metabolite Control Using Mid-Infrared Probe for Bioprocesses and Vaccine Manufacturing. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 51. https://doi.org/10.1093/jimb/kuae019

In solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), real-time Raman spectroscopy monitors the amino acid coupling step and residual piperidine concentration in the post-deprotection washing stage. A better understanding of coupling reaction kinetics and guided reduction of wash solvent usage can lead to reduced SPPS process time and better efficiency and sustainability. (ReactRaman)

Stager, M. A., Peroza, C., Villaumie, J., Bilham, C., Desmond, C., Harris, M., Sambasivan, R., Rowe, G., Chen, L., & Tucker, C. (2024). Optimizing industrial Solid-Phase peptide synthesis: Integration of RAMAN Spectroscopy as Process Analytical Technology. Organic Process Research & Development, 28(12), 4501–4512. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00432

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