Computer assisted organic synthesis/retrosynthetic analysis
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Paper/Presentation Title | Computer assisted organic synthesis/retrosynthetic analysis |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Tither, Darren (Author) and Marshall, Raymond L. (Author) |
Editors | Arnold, Dennis and Atefi, Farzad |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Brisbane Biological and Organic Chemistry Symposium 2005 |
Number of Pages | 1 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Queensland |
ISBN | 9781876731076 |
Conference/Event | Brisbane Biological and Organic Chemistry Symposium (BBOCS 2005) |
Event Details | Brisbane Biological and Organic Chemistry Symposium (BBOCS 2005) Event Date 25 Nov 2005 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Retrosynthetic analysis is an essential tool for the design of multistep synthetic procedures. Sadly, even the more expensive chemistry drawing packages focus on molar retention and not on true retrosynthetic analysis and offer little, if anything, in terms of synthetic assistance. Most chemical drawing packages, such as ChemDraw (Registered Trademark) or Chemsketch (Registered Trademark), allow for the generation of a SMILES code for any desired compound. A SMILES (Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System) is a single line of text representing the connectivity of the molecule eg., acetic acid. The focus of this project was the development of a prototype program where SMILES codes could be used as both input (reactants) and output (products) for conducting synthetic and retrosynthetic methodologies. The resulting SMILES codes can easily be pasted into any chemical drawing package to view the resulting chemicals. Three simple, common organic reactions, SN2, esterification and Diels-Alder reactions, were investigated in the prototype program. We now wish to report on the initial success of this project. The program developed is capable of both synthetic and retrosynthetic reactions for SN2 and esterification reactions and synthetically for the Diels-Alder reactions. We will discuss the strategy required for constructing the program, its current limitations and its potential, if not as a research tool then as a teaching tool for undergraduate organic chemistry. |
Keywords | computer-assisted; organic synthesis; retrosynthetic analysis; chemical drawing packages |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310113. Synthetic biology |
460103. Applications in life sciences | |
340503. Organic chemical synthesis | |
Public Notes | Conference publication consists of only the abstracts of papers presented at the conference. Abstract only posted here. |
Byline Affiliations | Learning & Teaching Support |
Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xqv2/computer-assisted-organic-synthesis-retrosynthetic-analysis
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