Importance of engineered and learned molecular representations in predicting organic reactivity, selectivity, and chemical properties

LC Gallegos, G Luchini, PC St. John… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Machine-readable chemical structure representations are foundational in all
attempts to harness machine learning for the prediction of reactivities, selectivities, and …

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 …

Automated in silico design of homogeneous catalysts

M Foscato, VR Jensen - ACS catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Catalyst discovery is increasingly relying on computational chemistry, and many of the
computational tools are currently being automated. The state of this automation and the …

Conformational effects on physical-organic descriptors: the case of sterimol steric parameters

AV Brethomé, SP Fletcher, RS Paton - ACS catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Mathematical relationships that relate chemical structure with selectivity have provided
quantitative insights underlying catalyst design and informing mechanistic studies. However …

AARON: an automated reaction optimizer for new catalysts

Y Guan, VM Ingman, BJ Rooks… - Journal of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We describe an open-source computational toolkit (AARON: An Automated Reaction
Optimizer for New catalysts) that automates the quantum mechanical geometry optimization …

Mechanistically guided predictive models for ligand and initiator effects in copper-catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (Cu-ATRP)

C Fang, M Fantin, X Pan, K De Fiebre… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Copper-catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization (Cu-ATRP) is one of the most widely
used controlled radical polymerization techniques. Notwithstanding the extensive …

Highly diastereo-and enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo [b] azocines via palladium-catalyzed [4+ 4] cycloaddition

C Gao, X Wang, J Liu, X Li - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The construction of N-heterocyclic eight-membered rings with good regio-, stereo-, and
enantioselective control remains a formidable challenge in asymmetric catalysis. Herein, we …

Mechanistic Inference from Statistical Models at Different Data-Size Regimes

DM Lustosa, A Milo - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The chemical sciences are witnessing an influx of statistics into the catalysis literature.
These developments are propelled by modern technological advancements that are leading …

Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral‐at‐P Alkenylphosphonamidates through Nickel‐Catalyzed C− P Coupling of Phosphoramidites and Alkenyl Halides

XB Chen, D Padín, CN Stindt… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
P‐stereogenic compounds are widely used as ligands in asymmetric catalysis and are
present in a myriad of bioactive compounds and pharmaceuticals. Yet, their stereocontrolled …

Asymmetric copper-catalyzed conjugate additions of organometallic reagents in the syntheses of natural compounds and pharmaceuticals

D Vargová, I Némethová, R Šebesta - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Access to enantiopure complex molecular structures is crucial for the development of new
drugs as well as agents used in crop-protection. In this regard, numerous asymmetric …