The computational road to reactivity scales

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2023 Jan 27;25(4):2717-2728. doi: 10.1039/d2cp03937k.

Abstract

Reactivity scales are useful research tools for chemists, both experimental and computational. However, to determine the reactivity of a single molecule, multiple measurements need to be carried out, which is a time-consuming and resource-intensive task. In this Tutorial Review, we present alternative approaches for the efficient generation of quantitative structure-reactivity relationships that are based on quantum chemistry, supervised learning, and uncertainty quantification. First published in 2002, we observe a tendency for these relationships to become not only more predictive but also more interpretable over time.

Publication types

  • Review