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Homogeneous catalyst graph neural network: A human-interpretable graph neural network tool for ligand optimization in asymmetric catalysis.

Eduardo Aguilar-Bejarano, Ender Özcan, Raja K Rit, Hongyi Li, Hon Wai Lam, Jonathan C Moore, Simon Woodward, Grazziela Figueredo

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Eduardo Aguilar-BejaranoGSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.
Ender ÖzcanSchool of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK.
Raja K RitGSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.
Hongyi LiGSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.
Hon Wai LamGSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.
Jonathan C MooreGSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.
Simon WoodwardGSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.
Grazziela FigueredoSchool of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Medical School, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.

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Abstract

Optimization of metal-ligand asymmetric catalysts is usually done by empirical trials, where the ligand is arbitrarily modified, and the new catalyst is re-evaluated in the lab. This procedure is not efficient and alternative strategies are highly desirable. We propose the Homogeneous Catalyst Graph Neural Network (HCat-GNet), a machine learning model capable of aiding ligand optimization. This method trains models to predict the enantioselectivity of asymmetric reactions using only the SMILES representations of the participant molecules. HCat-GNet allows high interpretability indicating from which atoms the model gathers the most predictive information, thus showing which atoms within the ligand most affect the increase or decrease in the reaction's selectivity. The validation of the model's selectivity predictions is made using a new class of ligand for rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition, demonstrating the ability of HCat-GNet to extrapolate into unknown chiral ligand space. Validation with other benchmark asymmetric reaction datasets demonstrates its generality when modeling different reactions.

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PMID40060895
PMCPMC11889620

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