High-throughput synthesis of phosphonate based inorganic-organic hybrid compounds under hydrothermal conditions

A new phase in combinatorial chemistry: High-throughput methods for hydrothermal reactions including automated solid-dosing and pH-measurement capabilities have been applied to the synthesis of five novel zinc phosphonocarboxylates and seven novel metal tetraphosphonates. This automated combinatorial synthesis and characterization method allows a large parameter space to be explored rapidly (see phase diagram) and has great potential for materials science.