Roy Helmy1, John Leazer2, Tim Rhodes3, Wes Schafer4, David Tellers3, Steve Weissman4, and Jia Zang4. (1) Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, (2) Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ, (3) Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, (4) Merck & Co. Inc., Rahway, NJ
From both a financial and environmental perspective, green chemistry has impacted the way chemists perform discovery and development. Towards that end, examples will be given highlighting green process development within Merck. In addition, we have begun analyzing our workflows with the goal of reducing solvent and consumable usage. These workflows include catalyst screening, sample preparation and analysis, and crystallization studies. These efforts, which rely heavily on automation, will be described.