The newly launched LabTech Xelsius from Analytix offers synthesis of multiple molecules and screening of multiple conditions using ten reactor positions simultaneously in a single unit. The reaction cells provide independent heating, fast ramping, cooling, and stirring with a range of -20°C to +150°C with an accuracy of 0.1°C. Glass or PTFE reaction vials can accommodate different volumes from 1 to 30ml. An integral touch screen monitor provides control and a complete overview of the status of all ten cells. A small footprint and a PTFE coated housing enables installation in a fume hood that might also be used for aggressive solvents or acids.
Accessories include a dosing station, external temperature sensor, and 5-port reaction cap allowing a wide range of continuous-flow and multi-stage processes as well as sub-sampling, gas bubbling, and gas addition. Applications include parallel synthesis, crystallisations, reaction optimisation, drug discovery, solubility determination, degradation studies, catalyst supported reactions, design of experiment studies, crystallisation experiments, and PCR reactions.
