Anticipating the Selectivity of Cyclization Reaction Pathways with Neural Network Potentials

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10400v1
• Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:43:59 GMT
• Title: Anticipating the Selectivity of Cyclization Reaction Pathways with Neural Network Potentials
• Authors: Nicholas Casetti, Dylan Anstine, Olexandr Isayev, Connor W. Coley,
• Abstract summary: We present a mechanism search strategy suited to help expedite exploration of an exemplary family of complex reactions, cyclizations.<n>We provide a cost-effective strategy for identifying relevant elementary reaction steps by combining graph-based enumeration schemes and machine learning techniques for intermediate filtering.<n>In this article, we evaluate the NNP's ability to estimate activation energies, demonstrate the correct anticipation of stereoselectivity, and recapitulate complex enabling steps in natural product synthesis.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Reaction mechanism search tools have demonstrated the ability to provide insights into likely products and rate-limiting steps of reacting systems. However, reactions involving several concerted bond changes - as can be found in many key steps of natural product synthesis - can complicate the search process. To mitigate these complications, we present a mechanism search strategy particularly suited to help expedite exploration of an exemplary family of such complex reactions, cyclizations. We provide a cost-effective strategy for identifying relevant elementary reaction steps by combining graph-based enumeration schemes and machine learning techniques for intermediate filtering. Key to this approach is our use of a neural network potential (NNP), AIMNet2-rxn, for computational evaluation of each candidate reaction pathway. In this article, we evaluate the NNP's ability to estimate activation energies, demonstrate the correct anticipation of stereoselectivity, and recapitulate complex enabling steps in natural product synthesis.

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