Construction of high-quality structure-property-activity regressions: the boiling points of sulfides
1Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311, USA.
Abstract:
Instead of using the standard molecular descriptors (topological indices) for regression analysis, which are numerically fully determined once a molecule is selected, we outline the use of variable molecular descriptors that are modified during the search for the best regression. The approach is illustrated using boiling points of sulfides. We have transformed the connectivity index 1chi into a function of two variables (x, y) which differentiate carbon and sulfur atoms. The optimal values of the variables (x, y) were determined by minimizing the standard error of the regression. With the values x = +0.25 and y = -0.95 for carbon and sulfur, respectively, we have obtained a regression based on a single descriptor and a standard error of 1.8 degrees C. With elimination of two outliers (having a deviation of about 4 degrees C) the standard error is reduced to a remarkable 1.3 degrees C.
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