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ArticleJournal of chemical information and modeling2026

Adaptive Transition-State Refinement with Learned Equilibrium Flows.

Samir Darouich, Vinh Tong, Tanja Bien, Johannes Kästner, Mathias Niepert

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Article in Journal of chemical information and modeling, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Samir DarouichInstitute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-1229-0038
Vinh TongInstitute for Artificial Intelligence, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
Tanja BienInstitute for Artificial Intelligence, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0463-5903
Johannes KästnerInstitute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6178-7669
Mathias NiepertInstitute for Artificial Intelligence, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying transition states (TSs), the high-energy configurations that molecules pass through during chemical reactions, is essential for understanding and designing chemical processes. However, accurately and efficiently identifying these states remains one of the most challenging problems in computational chemistry. In this work, we introduce a new generative AI approach that improves the quality of initial guesses for TS structures. Our method can be combined with a variety of existing techniques, including both machine-learning models and fast, approximate quantum methods, to refine their predictions and bring them closer to chemically accurate results. Applied to TS guesses from a state-of-the-art machine-learning model, our approach reduces the median structural error to 0.077 Å and lowers the median absolute error in reaction barrier heights to 0.40 kcal mol

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Computational ChemistryMachine LearningGenerative Artificial IntelligenceQuantum TheoryThermodynamics

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PMID41627898
PMCPMC12933717

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