A method of separating compounds that includes the steps of: tagging at
least a first organic compound with a first tagging moiety to result in a
first tagged compound; tagging at least a second organic compound with a
second tagging moiety different from the first tagging moiety to result in
a second tagged compound; and separating the first tagged compound from a
mixture including the second tagged compound using a separation technique
based upon differences between the first tagging moiety and the second
tagging moiety. The present invention also provides a method for carrying
out a chemical reaction including the steps of: tagging a plurality of
compounds with different tagging moieties to create tagged compounds,
conducting at least one chemical reaction on a mixture of the tagged
compounds to produce a mixture of tagged products, and separating the
mixture of tagged products by a separation technique based upon
differences in the tagging moieties.
