Hydrothermal reaction conditions have been used extensively for the preparation of a range of types of materials, including inorganic – organic hybrid compounds.  These compounds are often discovered during exploratory campaigns, in which chemists attempt to extend literature-based knowledge to under-explored systems.  Such efforts can often lead to a restriction in the chemical space that is investigated.  An alternative exploratory route will be discussed, in which reaction parameters are randomized using intuition-based probability density functions.   This approach is applied to the exploration of organically templated lanthanide oxalate selenates.  Randomization of reaction parameters avoids the anthropogenic biases observed in traditional exploratory work and provides a better look at chemical space.  A series of new compounds will be discussed.<br/>

Optimizing exploratory efforts in hydrothermal crystal growth

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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