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Open Reaction Database procedure and reaction records
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Open Reaction Database procedure and reaction records is a ChemistryAtlas synthesis guide card for procedure and training source portals. It focuses on finding authoritative procedures, examples, and training material quickly.
- Start with the linked source: Open Reaction Database.
- Compare at least two literature precedents before using the chemistry on a valuable substrate.
- Record reagent equivalents, concentration, temperature, atmosphere, time, workup, purification, yield, and characterization.
- When this topic is useful in a synthesis plan.
- Which variables usually control success or failure.
- What evidence is needed before trusting the product assignment.
Characterization expectation: include at minimum 1H NMR, 13C NMR when applicable, LC-MS or HRMS, and purity evidence appropriate to the product class.
Safety expectation: review SDS and incompatibilities, keep scale conservative during scouting, and document quench and waste handling before running the reaction.
Recommended level: all synthesis researchers. Resource type: source portal.
Citation: Kearnes et al., The Open Reaction Database, JACS 2021.