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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry

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  • Computer-aided synthesis planning has been a long-standing challenge since the 1960s.
  • Developing AI capable of expert-level retrosynthesis requires sophisticated reaction rules and search algorithms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present two decades of work on the Chematica software platform.
  • To demonstrate Chematica's capability in planning complex natural product syntheses.

Main Methods:

  • Developing high-quality reaction rules encompassing scope, stereochemistry, and protection strategies.
  • Implementing advanced network-search algorithms for efficient exploration of synthetic options.
  • Integrating expert knowledge with AI and computational chemistry methods (QM/MM).

Main Results:

  • Chematica successfully planned synthetic routes to complex natural products.
  • Several planned syntheses were validated experimentally in the laboratory.
  • The platform enables novel synthetic modalities, including multi-constraint and library-wide syntheses.

Conclusions:

  • Chematica achieves the long-sought objective of computer-driven expert-level retrosynthesis.
  • The developed approach streamlines conventional planning and opens new avenues for chemical synthesis.
  • This technology promises to impact the chemical industry by enabling more economical, greener, and safer synthetic pathways.