tinkatalyse
Tinkatalyse is a term used to describe a flexible, tinkering-driven approach to catalysis, prioritizing iterative experimentation and hands-on optimization over prescriptive, theory-first design. The word is a neologism formed by combining tinkering with catalysis and is not widely standardized in the peer-reviewed literature. It appears primarily in educational discussions, community science contexts, and some forward-looking discussions about research workflows.
In practice, tinkatalyse involves cycles of modification to catalysts, substrates, solvents, temperature, and other reaction parameters,
Current status: tinkatalyse is not universally recognized as a formal subfield of catalysis. It is often framed
Relation to other concepts: tinkatalyse aligns with ideas from high-throughput screening, design of experiments, and combinatorial