Molecular electrostatic potential analysis: A powerful tool to interpret and predict chemical reactivity

CH Suresh, GS Remya… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) V (r) data derived from a reliable quantum
chemical method has been widely used for the interpretation and prediction of various …

Computational discovery of transition-metal complexes: from high-throughput screening to machine learning

A Nandy, C Duan, MG Taylor, F Liu, AH Steeves… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal complexes are attractive targets for the design of catalysts and functional
materials. The behavior of the metal–organic bond, while very tunable for achieving target …

A comprehensive discovery platform for organophosphorus ligands for catalysis

T Gensch, G dos Passos Gomes… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The design of molecular catalysts typically involves reconciling multiple conflicting property
requirements, largely relying on human intuition and local structural searches. However, the …

Accelerated dinuclear palladium catalyst identification through unsupervised machine learning

JA Hueffel, T Sperger, I Funes-Ardoiz, JS Ward… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Although machine learning bears enormous potential to accelerate developments in
homogeneous catalysis, the frequent need for extensive experimental data can be a …

Computational ligand descriptors for catalyst design

DJ Durand, N Fey - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ligands, especially phosphines and carbenes, can play a key role in modifying and
controlling homogeneous organometallic catalysts, and they often provide a convenient …

Machine Learning-Guided Development of Trialkylphosphine Ni(I) Dimers and Applications in Site-Selective Catalysis

TM Karl, S Bouayad-Gervais, JA Hueffel… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Owing to the unknown correlation of a metal's ligand and its resulting preferred speciation in
terms of oxidation state, geometry, and nuclearity, a rational design of multinuclear catalysts …

A review of state of the art in phosphine ligated gold clusters and application in catalysis

RH Adnan, JML Madridejos, AS Alotabi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise gold clusters are highly desirable due to their well‐defined structure
which allows the study of structure–property relationships. In addition, they have potential in …

When machine learning meets molecular synthesis

JCA Oliveira, J Frey, SQ Zhang, LC Xu, X Li, SW Li… - Trends in Chemistry, 2022 - cell.com
The recent synergy of machine learning (ML) with molecular synthesis has emerged as an
increasingly powerful platform in organic synthesis and catalysis. This merger has set the …

Parameterization of phosphine ligands reveals mechanistic pathways and predicts reaction outcomes

ZL Niemeyer, A Milo, DP Hickey, MS Sigman - Nature Chemistry, 2016 - nature.com
The mechanistic foundation behind the identity of a phosphine ligand that best promotes a
desired reaction outcome is often non-intuitive, and thus has been addressed in numerous …

Interplay of Computation and Experiment in Enantioselective Catalysis: Rationalization, Prediction, and─ Correction?

MP Maloney, BA Stenfors, P Helquist, PO Norrby… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The application of computational methods in enantioselective catalysis has evolved from the
rationalization of the observed stereochemical outcome to their prediction and application to …