Predictive and mechanistic multivariate linear regression models for reaction development

CB Santiago, JY Guo, MS Sigman - Chemical science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Multivariate Linear Regression (MLR) models utilizing computationally-derived and
empirically-derived physical organic molecular descriptors are described in this review …

Metal-catalyzed carbon–carbon bond cleavage of unstrained alcohols

MDR Lutz, B Morandi - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The functionalization of molecules by cleaving inert carbon–carbon single bonds is
regarded as a great synthetic challenge due to their inherent stability. In recent years …

Base-Catalyzed Aryl-B(OH)2 Protodeboronation Revisited: From Concerted Proton Transfer to Liberation of a Transient Aryl Anion

PA Cox, M Reid, AG Leach, AD Campbell… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Pioneering studies by Kuivila, published more than 50 years ago, suggested ipso
protonation of the boronate as the mechanism for base-catalyzed protodeboronation of …

Elucidating the mechanism of excited-state bond homolysis in nickel–bipyridine photoredox catalysts

DA Cagan, D Bím, B Silva… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ni 2, 2′–bipyridine (bpy) complexes are commonly employed photoredox catalysts of bond-
forming reactions in organic chemistry. However, the mechanisms by which they operate are …

Machine learning meets volcano plots: computational discovery of cross-coupling catalysts

B Meyer, B Sawatlon, S Heinen, OA Von Lilienfeld… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of modern machine learning to challenges in atomistic simulation is gaining
attraction. We present new machine learning models that can predict the energy of the …

Pursuit of noncovalent interactions for strategic site-selective catalysis

FD Toste, MS Sigman, SJ Miller - Accounts of chemical research, 2017 - ACS Publications
Selective reactions on structures of high complexity can move beyond the mind's eye and
proof-of-principle. Enhanced understanding of noncovalent interactions and their …

Understanding and Breaking Scaling Relations in Single-Site Catalysis: Methane to Methanol Conversion by FeIVO

TZH Gani, HJ Kulik - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Computational high-throughput screening is an essential tool for catalyst design, limited
primarily by the efficiency with which accurate predictions can be made. In bulk …

Comparing quantitative prediction methods for the discovery of small-molecule chiral catalysts

JP Reid, MS Sigman - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Advances in density functional theory (DFT) mean that it is now possible to study catalytic
reactions with sufficient accuracy that the results compare favourably with experiment. These …

A review on reaction mechanisms of metal-catalyzed deoxygenation process in bio-oil model compounds

ANK Lup, F Abnisa, WMAW Daud, MK Aroua - Applied Catalysis A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bio-oil is a potential liquid fuel source which can be produced through the pyrolysis of
biomass. Catalytic deoxygenation is an instrumental step for the defunctionalization of bio …

Photocatalytic EZ Isomerization of Polarized Alkenes Inspired by the Visual Cycle: Mechanistic Dichotomy and Origin of Selectivity

JB Metternich, DG Artiukhin, MC Holland… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Iteratively executed with exquisite spatial and temporal control, the selective isomerization of
polarized alkenes underpins a plethora of complex biological processes ranging from …