Computational prediction of small-molecule catalysts
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- 17 September 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 455 (7211) , 309-313
Abstract
Most organic and organometallic catalysts have been discovered through serendipity or trial and error, rather than by rational design. Computational methods, however, are rapidly becoming a versatile tool for understanding and predicting the roles of such catalysts in asymmetric reactions. Such methods should now be regarded as a first line of attack in the design of catalysts.Keywords
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