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    • Chemical Kinetics
    • Thermodynamics

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    • Designing complex molecular systems requires precise control over reaction rates via kinetic barriers.
    • Effective catalysis necessitates significant energy barriers for uncatalyzed reactions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel, substrate-independent method for programming kinetic barriers.
    • To enable the design of molecular systems with predictable and controllable energy barriers.

    Main Methods:

    • Extended the thermodynamic binding networks model to incorporate programmable kinetic barriers.
    • Utilized thermodynamic driving forces of bond formation and configurational entropy.
    • Assessed model robustness through variations in its definition.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated programmable kinetic barriers independent of specific molecular substrates.
    • Showcased model robustness across different definitions, yielding equivalent energy barriers.
    • Successfully applied the model to design catalytic systems with large uncatalyzed reaction barriers.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed kinetic model offers a versatile approach for engineering molecular systems.
    • Results suggest applications in DNA strand displacement for synthetic pathways and preventing undesired kinetic behaviors.