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ArticleChemical science2026

Symmetry-guided monomer design enables the combinatorial synthesis and targeted screening of polyesters.

Xiaojie Feng, Xiaoying He, Jiayi Zhu, Li-Hong Lin, Qiaoyan Shang, Zheng-Hong Luo, Yin-Ning Zhou, Fangyou Yan

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Xiaojie FengSchool of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 P.R. China yanfangyou@tust.edu.cn.
Xiaoying HeSchool of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 P.R. China.
Jiayi ZhuSchool of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 P.R. China.
Li-Hong LinState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 People's Republic of China zhouyn@sjtu.edu.cn.
Qiaoyan ShangSchool of Marine and Environmental Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 P.R. China.
Zheng-Hong LuoState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 People's Republic of China zhouyn@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9011-6020
Yin-Ning ZhouState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 People's Republic of China zhouyn@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3509-3983
Fangyou YanSchool of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 P.R. China yanfangyou@tust.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6394-4600

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The rational design of polyester materials plays a crucial role in the development of functional polymers with tailored properties. In this work, we introduce a novel symmetry-guided molecular design strategy, which is a symmetry-aware, parameter-controlled design paradigm that both broadens and rationalizes the accessible chemical space of functional molecules. By introducing the concept of a pairwise atomic symmetry index (PASI) metric and applying targeted modifications to small molecules, a library of 10 614 diacids and 9983 diols is constructed, enabling a systematic and unexplored expansion of the chemical space of polyesters. The combinatorial pairing of these diacids and diols leads to the generation of over 100 million polyester structures. High-throughput prediction of the glass transition temperature (

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