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      Engines of discovery: Computers in advanced synthesis planning and identification of drug candidates

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            Abstract

            After over five decades of efforts, computers have recently begun to plan chemical syntheses of complex targets at a level comparable to human experts. With this milestone achieved, it is now time to ponder not only how the machines will accelerate and multiplex synthetic design, but also how they will guide the discovery of new targets having desired properties.

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            AsiaChem Magazine
            ACM
            Israel Chemical Society (ICS)
            25 November 2020
            25 November 2020
            : 1
            : 1
            : 42-49
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            10.51167/acm00010
            2b4da520-9f8a-43cc-b028-17788c470552

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