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Why Doesn't the Chemical Industry Actually Sell Molecules?
A synthesis route becomes public the moment its patent expires — but most of what actually decides whether a molecule can be made reliably, safely, and cheaply never gets written down. Four layers trace the gap between a public route and a defensible manufacturing capability: process development, scale-up, accumulated tacit experience, and where AI does and doesn't fit.
