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ArticleJournal of chemical education2025

Illuminating the Interface of Blocc Chemistry and Data Science: An Introduction to K‑Nearest Neighbor Analysis and K‑Medoids Clustering.

Nolan M Green, Jamie L B Putnam, Rachel I Hammond, Nicholas H Angello, James Planey, Dylan Brandt, José Andino Martinez, Thomas Hummel, Bhagya Gunasekera, Rachel Switzky and 2 more

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Nolan M GreenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Jamie L B PutnamCollege of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Rachel I HammondDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8174-8082
Nicholas H AngelloDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
James PlaneyIMMERSE: Center for Immersive Computing, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Dylan BrandtDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4707-3804
José Andino MartinezDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Thomas HummelDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Bhagya GunasekeraDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1901-7676
Rachel SwitzkySiebel Center for Design, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Serenity DesmondDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Martin D BurkeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7963-7140

Funding

Molecular Prosthetics and Lego ChemistryR35GM118185 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Martin D Burke · 2016 to 2026
$6.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118185
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Abstract

The discovery of new chemical functions is being accelerated by blocc chemistry for iterative carbon-carbon bond formation coupled to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques; yet, these technologies are largely absent from introductory undergraduate courses. This lab emphasizes the utility of data science tools through the context of discovering chemical function. We propose that teaching blocc chemistry provides student scientists the ability to explore functional data from frontier research generated for the purpose of this labeven with minimal knowledge of organic chemistry. Here, we report the first laboratory experiment in a sequence designed to illuminate the AI-Chemistry interface. This first experiment teaches students the fundamental principles of K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) analysis and K-Medoids clustering to predict unknown chemical functions through the lens of blocc chemistry.

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Artificial IntelligenceBlocc ChemistryClusteringHands-On LearningMachine LearningOrganic SynthesisUndergraduate Laboratory

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PMID41657918
PMCPMC12874354

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