Accelerating Reaction Network Explorations with Automated Reaction Template Extraction and Application


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2023-06-12

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Journal Article

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Abstract

Autonomously exploringchemical reaction networks withfirst-principlesmethods can generate vast data. Especially autonomous explorationswithout tight constraints risk getting trapped in regions of reactionnetworks that are not of interest. In many cases, these regions ofthe networks are only exited once fully searched. Consequently, therequired human time for analysis and computer time for data generationcan make these investigations unfeasible. Here, we show how simplereaction templates can facilitate the transfer of chemical knowledgefrom expert input or existing data into new explorations. This processsignificantly accelerates reaction network explorations and improvescost-effectiveness. We discuss the definition of the reaction templatesand their generation based on molecular graphs. The resulting simplefiltering mechanism for autonomous reaction network investigationsis exemplified with a polymerization reaction.

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published

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63 (11)

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3392 - 3403

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American Chemical Society

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03736 - Reiher, Markus / Reiher, Markus check_circle

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180544 - NCCR Catalysis (phase I) (SNF)

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