Research

Overview

Our research lies at the interface of digital chemistry and (bio)organic chemistry. We aim to harness the power of autonomous experimentation for data-driven stereochemical research.

Intricate Stereogenic Mechanisms

Analyzing Reaction Kinetics

Novel Chiral Functional Materials

Discovering New Molecules

Prebiotic Systems Stereochemistry

Understanding Life's Origins

Intricate Stereogenic Mechanisms

To enable more straightforward analysis of complex reaction mechanisms, we propose to construct an autonomous platform for reaction kinetics analysis, comprising four integrated modules: (1) a reaction analysis and experimental planning module, (2) an automated data acquisition module, (3) an autonomous data analysis module, and (4) a reaction simulation and modeling module.

Novel Chiral Functional Materials

To accelerate the discovery of novel chiral materials, we plan to establish a closed-loop autonomous discovery platform for chiral materials, which will consist of three modules: (1) a structure and function analysis module, (2) an automated synthesis and characterization module, and (3) a machine learning and optimization module.

Prebiotic Systems Stereochemistry

To explore the role of complex reaction networks in the emergence of biological homochirality, we aim to establish an autonomous analysis platform for complex reaction systems, encompassing four modules: (1) a literature retrieval and analysis module, (2) an automated experimentation module, (3) an autonomous reaction modeling module, and (4) a result validation module.

Deng Lab

Department of Chemistry
Southern University of Science and Technology