ChemPlusChem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
89(7)
Published: Jan. 26, 2024
In
the
past
decade,
computational
tools
have
become
integral
to
catalyst
design.
They
continue
offer
significant
support
experimental
organic
synthesis
and
catalysis
researchers
aiming
for
optimal
reaction
outcomes.
More
recently,
data-driven
approaches
utilizing
machine
learning
garnered
considerable
attention
their
expansive
capabilities.
This
Perspective
provides
an
overview
of
diverse
initiatives
in
realm
design
introduces
our
automated
tailored
high-throughput
silico
exploration
chemical
space.
While
valuable
insights
are
gained
through
methods
analysis
space,
degree
automation
modularity
key.
We
argue
that
integration
data-driven,
modular
workflows
is
key
enhancing
homogeneous
on
unprecedented
scale,
contributing
advancement
research.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(3), P. 1205 - 1217
Published: Jan. 12, 2022
The
design
of
molecular
catalysts
typically
involves
reconciling
multiple
conflicting
property
requirements,
largely
relying
on
human
intuition
and
local
structural
searches.
However,
the
vast
number
potential
requires
pruning
candidate
space
by
efficient
prediction
with
quantitative
structure–property
relationships.
Data-driven
workflows
embedded
in
a
library
can
be
used
to
build
predictive
models
for
catalyst
performance
serve
as
blueprint
novel
designs.
Herein
we
introduce
kraken,
discovery
platform
covering
monodentate
organophosphorus(III)
ligands
providing
comprehensive
physicochemical
descriptors
based
representative
conformer
ensembles.
Using
quantum-mechanical
methods,
calculated
1558
ligands,
including
commercially
available
examples,
trained
machine
learning
predict
properties
over
300000
new
ligands.
We
demonstrate
application
kraken
systematically
explore
organophosphorus
how
existing
data
sets
catalysis
accelerate
ligand
selection
during
reaction
optimization.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
145(1), P. 110 - 121
Published: Dec. 27, 2022
Optimization
of
the
catalyst
structure
to
simultaneously
improve
multiple
reaction
objectives
(e.g.,
yield,
enantioselectivity,
and
regioselectivity)
remains
a
formidable
challenge.
Herein,
we
describe
machine
learning
workflow
for
multi-objective
optimization
catalytic
reactions
that
employ
chiral
bisphosphine
ligands.
This
was
demonstrated
through
two
sequential
required
in
asymmetric
synthesis
an
active
pharmaceutical
ingredient.
To
accomplish
this,
density
functional
theory-derived
database
>550
ligands
constructed,
designer
chemical
space
mapping
technique
established.
The
protocol
used
classification
methods
identify
catalysts,
followed
by
linear
regression
model
selectivity.
led
prediction
validation
significantly
improved
all
outputs,
suggesting
general
strategy
can
be
readily
implemented
optimizations
where
performance
is
controlled
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(19), P. 4997 - 5005
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
lack
of
publicly
available,
large,
and
unbiased
datasets
is
a
key
bottleneck
for
the
application
machine
learning
(ML)
methods
in
synthetic
chemistry.
Data
from
electronic
laboratory
notebooks
(ELNs)
could
provide
less
biased,
large
datasets,
but
no
such
have
been
made
available.
first
real-world
dataset
ELNs
pharmaceutical
company
disclosed
its
relationship
to
high-throughput
experimentation
(HTE)
described.
For
chemical
yield
predictions,
task
synthesis,
an
attributed
graph
neural
network
(AGNN)
performs
as
well
or
better
than
best
previous
models
on
two
HTE
Suzuki-Miyaura
Buchwald-Hartwig
reactions.
However,
training
AGNN
ELN
does
not
lead
predictive
model.
implications
using
data
ML-based
are
discussed
context
predictions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(15), P. 8689 - 8699
Published: April 4, 2023
While
the
oxidative
addition
of
Ni(I)
to
aryl
iodides
has
been
commonly
proposed
in
catalytic
methods,
an
in-depth
mechanistic
understanding
this
fundamental
process
is
still
lacking.
Herein,
we
describe
a
detailed
study
using
electroanalytical
and
statistical
modeling
techniques.
Electroanalytical
techniques
allowed
rapid
measurement
rates
for
diverse
set
iodide
substrates
four
classes
catalytically
relevant
complexes
(Ni(MeBPy),
Ni(MePhen),
Ni(Terpy),
Ni(BPP)).
With
>200
experimental
rate
measurements,
were
able
identify
essential
electronic
steric
factors
impacting
through
multivariate
linear
regression
models.
This
led
classification
mechanisms,
either
three-center
concerted
or
halogen-atom
abstraction
pathway
based
on
ligand
type.
A
global
heat
map
predicted
was
created
shown
applicable
better
reaction
outcome
case
Ni-catalyzed
coupling
reaction.
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
380(6646), P. 706 - 712
Published: May 18, 2023
Catalytic
enantioselective
methods
that
are
generally
applicable
to
a
broad
range
of
substrates
rare.
We
report
strategy
for
the
oxidative
desymmetrization
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(5), P. 2950 - 2958
Published: Jan. 29, 2024
The
selective
modification
of
nitrogen
heteroaromatics
enables
the
development
new
chemical
tools
and
accelerates
drug
discovery.
While
methods
that
focus
on
expanding
or
contracting
skeletal
structures
are
emerging,
for
direct
exchange
single
core
atoms
remain
limited.
Here,
we
present
a
method
14N
→
15N
isotopic
several
aromatic
heterocycles.
This
isotope
transmutation
occurs
through
activation
heteroaromatic
substrate
by
triflylation
atom,
followed
ring-opening/ring-closure
sequence
mediated
15N-aspartate
to
effect
atom.
Key
success
this
transformation
is
formation
an
isolable
15N-succinyl
intermediate,
which
undergoes
elimination
give
isotopically
labeled
heterocycle.
These
transformations
occur
under
mild
conditions
in
high
yields.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(3)
Published: Jan. 17, 2024
Data
science
is
assuming
a
pivotal
role
in
guiding
reaction
optimization
and
streamlining
experimental
workloads
the
evolving
landscape
of
synthetic
chemistry.
A
discipline-wide
goal
development
workflows
that
integrate
computational
chemistry
data
tools
with
high-throughput
experimentation
as
it
provides
experimentalists
ability
to
maximize
success
expensive
campaigns.
Here,
we
report
an
end-to-end
data-driven
process
effectively
predict
how
structural
features
coupling
partners
ligands
affect
Cu-catalyzed
C–N
reactions.
The
established
workflow
underscores
limitations
posed
by
substrates
while
also
providing
systematic
ligand
prediction
tool
uses
probability
assess
when
will
be
successful.
This
platform
strategically
designed
confront
intrinsic
unpredictability
frequently
encountered
deployment.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(5), P. 3043 - 3051
Published: Jan. 26, 2024
Cross-electrophile
coupling
has
emerged
as
an
attractive
and
efficient
method
for
the
synthesis
of
C(sp2)–C(sp3)
bonds.
These
reactions
are
most
often
catalyzed
by
nickel
complexes
nitrogenous
ligands,
especially
2,2′-bipyridines.
Precise
prediction,
selection,
design
optimal
ligands
remains
challenging,
despite
significant
increases
in
reaction
scope
mechanistic
understanding.
Molecular
parameterization
statistical
modeling
provide
a
path
to
development
improved
bipyridine
that
will
enhance
selectivity
existing
broaden
electrophiles
can
be
coupled.
Herein,
we
describe
generation
computational
ligand
library,
correlation
observed
outcomes
with
features
silico
Ni-catalyzed
cross-electrophile
coupling.
The
new
nitrogen-substituted
display
5-fold
increase
product
formation
versus
homodimerization
when
compared
current
state
art.
This
yield
was
general
several
couplings,
including
challenging
aryl
chloride
N-alkylpyridinium
salt.