Cuantificación de la corrección de errores a través de un modelo basado en reglas de escape de cadena de una escalera

Morgan M Cencer1, Andrew J Greenlee1, Jeffrey S Moore1,2

  • 1Department of Chemistry , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States.

Resumen

Las simulaciones cinéticas basadas en reglas modelan efectivamente procesos complejos de ensamblaje molecular. Este enfoque predice los tiempos de corrección de errores en la síntesis covalente dinámica, guiando el diseño de estructuras 3D como MOF y COF.

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