An apparatus for high-throughput combinatorial syntheses of organic
molecules including a reaction vessel for containing a
combinatorial-chemistry synthetic reaction, a liquid dispenser for
dispensing the liquid, a liquid aspirator and an adjustment mechanism.
The reaction vessel includes an ingress aperture allowing a liquid to
enter into an interior of the vessel and an egress aperture for
aspirating the liquid from the vessel. The liquid dispenser dispenses
liquid through the ingress aperture. The liquid aspirator aspirates
liquid through the egress aperture and includes a rotor for carrying the
vessel and orbiting the vessel about an axis of rotation. The rotor is
oriented generally in a horizontal plane and includes an adjustment
mechanism for adjusting the angle of the vessel relative to the
horizontal plane in response to the centrifugal force generated by
orbiting the vessel about the axis of rotation. A method of combinatorial
synthesis of organic molecules is also disclosed.