📢 Upcoming AM Academy Webinar
We’re excited to announce our next session in the AM Academy series, hosted in collaboration with one of our AMLearn users at the University of Liverpool:
Advancing Aromatic Bromination via the Use of Flow Chemistry for Modern Synthesis
📅 Date: 28th November 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00-10:00am (GMT)
🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ebwGR3Mh
This webinar will be led by George Lyall-Brookes a doctoral researcher in the groups of Prof. Anna Slater and Prof. Prudence Wong. George’s work focuses on using self-optimising algorithms to drive the synthesis of organic compounds and materials in flow.
He previously worked as a Flow Chemistry Development Chemist at Sterling Pharma Solutions and holds a Master’s degree from Durham University, where he developed functionalised nitrobenzene derivatives under Prof. Ian Baxendale.
As an AMLearn user, George will demonstrate how real experimental problems can be solved using self-optimising workflows, bridging research and practical implementation.
This session will cover:
– How a traditional batch aromatic bromination process was translated into continuous flow, enabling access to expanded reaction conditions and chemical space.
– The use of algorithmic optimisation to efficiently identify high-yielding reaction conditions using AMLearn.
– The development of both heat-activated and UV-activated bromination pathways, without catalysts or strong acids.
– Mechanistic and kinetic insights that clarify the underlying reaction pathway.
– Application of the developed method across a broader range of aromatic substrates to demonstrate the versatility of the procedure.
Whether you are developing new synthetic methodologies, implementing automation in the lab, or exploring self-optimising workflows, this is a session you won’t want to miss.
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