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ArticleNature2021

Bayesian reaction optimization as a tool for chemical synthesis.

Benjamin J Shields, Jason Stevens, Jun Li, Marvin Parasram, Farhan Damani, Jesus I Martinez Alvarado, Jacob M Janey, Ryan P Adams, Abigail G Doyle

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Article in Nature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 248 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

248 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Benjamin J ShieldsDepartment of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Jason StevensChemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-1539
Jun LiChemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0594-7143
Marvin ParasramDepartment of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Farhan DamaniDepartment of Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Jesus I Martinez AlvaradoDepartment of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Jacob M JaneyChemical Process Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7697-1709
Ryan P AdamsDepartment of Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. rpa@princeton.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5704-6654
Abigail G DoyleDepartment of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. agdoyle@princeton.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6641-0833

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reaction optimization is fundamental to synthetic chemistry, from optimizing the yield of industrial processes to selecting conditions for the preparation of medicinal candidates

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Bayes TheoremAlgorithmsChemistry Techniques, SyntheticDatasets as TopicDecision MakingHalogenationPalladiumReproducibility of ResultsPalladium

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