LinChemIn: Route Arithmetic─Operations on Digital Synthetic Routes.

Journal: Journal of chemical information and modeling
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Abstract

Computational tools are revolutionizing our understanding and prediction of chemical reactivity by combining traditional data analysis techniques with new predictive models. These tools extract additional value from the reaction data , but to effectively convert this value into actionable knowledge, domain specialists need to interact easily with the computer-generated output. In this application note, we demonstrate the capabilities of the open-source Python toolkit LinChemIn, which simplifies the manipulation of reaction networks and provides advanced functionality for working with synthetic routes. LinChemIn ensures chemical consistency when merging, editing, mining, and analyzing reaction networks. Its flexible input interface can process routes from various sources, including predictive models and expert input. The toolkit also efficiently extracts individual routes from the combined synthetic tree, identifying alternative paths and reaction combinations. By reducing the operational barrier to accessing and analyzing synthetic routes from multiple sources, LinChemIn facilitates a constructive interplay between artificial intelligence and human expertise.

Authors

  • Marta Pasquini
    Department of Neurology, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lille Catholic University, F-59000, Lille, France.
  • Marco Stenta
    Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schaffhauserstrasse, 4332 Stein, AG, Switzerland.