tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post7763359956751366667..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: CMOs and chemistryChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-26315318397730245662014-10-01T03:28:16.721-04:002014-10-01T03:28:16.721-04:00"Rather than extol the virtues of being able ..."Rather than extol the virtues of being able to manage a complex, multistep synthesis, Hanko says, CMOs should seek to design routes that reduce the number of steps or allow them to be taken simultaneously."<br /><br />Brilliant! Why has no one else thought of this excellent strategy in organic synthesis before? Truly, we should humbly listen to our industry leaders more often. This could truly change the way chemistry is done these days. We just needed to try to cut the number of synthesis steps to save time and money... Why didn't I think of it!uncle samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-1883451959438989942014-09-30T11:29:13.895-04:002014-09-30T11:29:13.895-04:00I would suggest the computer simulation is probabl...I would suggest the computer simulation is probably tied to the DOE and statistical analysis mentioned plus may also mean a few engineering design elements (plant design and process logistics) that might add value to more effective planning, execution control and validation of chemical processes. Although such tools are powerful and can be helpful I wonder if many process chemists are getting adequately trained these days with so much being outsourced (where IMO most CMOs often are poor environments to learn). While nice to want the most talented chemists is there any attraction to becoming a process chemist these days, besides perhaps actually being able to truly apply chemistry to solve problems? (Then other than providing generally educated candidates does majority of academic research do all that much to train people for process work?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-9711048105452058752014-09-30T01:16:23.864-04:002014-09-30T01:16:23.864-04:00When you are a CEO, people do not dare to make fun...When you are a CEO, people do not dare to make fun of you - no matter how wishful or shallow your favorite utterances are.<br />#1: "Experienced CMOs with a deep knowledge and computers (i.e. not in Asia) are going to win the customers based on the quality."<br />#2. "I wish we could eliminate all research from R&D and build the molecules from LEGO"milkshakenhttp://orgprepdaily.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-47187207004901160302014-09-29T19:45:58.597-04:002014-09-29T19:45:58.597-04:00I guess those weren't computers I was using 45...I guess those weren't computers I was using 45 years ago... It was the 60's, maybe I was hallucinating.<br /><br />Oldnukenoreply@blogger.com