Synthetic pathway engine

A computer-implemented method for developing new materials through chemical synthesis, wherein a processor of a computing device that is communicatively coupled to automated chemical synthesis equipment is programmed to execute software instructions that cause the processor to perform the computer-implemented method, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor via a communicatively coupled synthetic pathway engine user interface, information associated with a target molecule to be synthesized;
• determining, by the processor using a synthetic pathway engine stored in the computing device, synthetic pathway data by analyzing synthetic procedure data that is stored in one or more communicatively coupled databases, wherein the synthetic procedure data was extracted by one or more analytics systems from scientific literature, patent applications, or patents located on the one or more communicatively coupled databases, wherein the synthetic pathway data comprises synthetic procedure information for synthesis of the target molecule;
• generating, by the processor, a synthetic pathway report user interface that includes information associated with the synthetic pathway data, wherein the information associated with the synthetic pathway data comprises input for one or more starting materials, one or more process equipment, one or more process parameters, and one or more procedures for synthesizing the target molecule;
• receiving, by the processor, an input confirming acceptance of the synthetic pathway data;
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• initiating, by the processor, automated synthesis of the target molecule using communicatively coupled automated chemical synthesis equipment according to the synthetic pathway data, wherein the automated chemical synthesis equipment includes one or more reservoirs, one or more chemical reaction chambers, one or more purification systems, and one or more instrumentation systems.