Issue 2, 2025

Reacon: a template- and cluster-based framework for reaction condition prediction

Abstract

Computer-assisted synthesis planning has emerged as a valuable tool for organic synthesis. Prediction of reaction conditions is crucial for applying the planned synthesis routes. However, achieving diverse suggestions while ensuring the reasonableness of predictions remains an underexplored challenge. In this study, we introduce an innovative method for forecasting reaction conditions using a combination of graph neural networks, reaction templates, and clustering algorithm. Our method, trained on the refined USPTO dataset, excels with a top-3 accuracy of 63.48% in recalling the recorded conditions. Moreover, when focusing solely on recalling reactions within the same cluster, the top-3 accuracy increases to 85.65%. Finally, by applying the method to recently published molecule synthesis routes and achieving an 85.00% top-3 accuracy at the cluster level, we demonstrate our approach's capability to deliver reliable and diverse condition predictions.

Graphical abstract: Reacon: a template- and cluster-based framework for reaction condition prediction

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
03 Sep 2024
Accepted
27 Nov 2024
First published
06 Dec 2024
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2025,16, 854-866

Reacon: a template- and cluster-based framework for reaction condition prediction

Z. Wang, K. Lin, J. Pei and L. Lai, Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 854 DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05946H

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