Discovery research running reactions

Effective chemical process R D speeds a drug to market. In the discovery laboratory, paying attention to the practices of process research is likely to improve yields of laboratory reactions, reproduce small-scale runs more easily, and scale up to 100 -I- g runs more efficiently. Observations may lead to better processes in later development, for example, by minimizing byproducts, easing work-ups and purification, and by detecting polymorphs. 

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