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Modelling chemical processes in explicit solvents with machine learning potentials

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  • Hanwen Zhang

    (Chemistry Research Laboratory)

  • Veronika Juraskova

    (Chemistry Research Laboratory)

  • Fernanda Duarte

    (Chemistry Research Laboratory)

Abstract

Solvent effects influence all stages of the chemical processes, modulating the stability of intermediates and transition states, as well as altering reaction rates and product ratios. However, accurately modelling these effects remains challenging. Here, we present a general strategy for generating reactive machine learning potentials to model chemical processes in solution. Our approach combines active learning with descriptor-based selectors and automation, enabling the construction of data-efficient training sets that span the relevant chemical and conformational space. We apply this strategy to investigate a Diels-Alder reaction in water and methanol. The generated machine learning potentials enable us to obtain reaction rates that are in agreement with experimental data and analyse the influence of these solvents on the reaction mechanism. Our strategy offers an efficient approach to the routine modelling of chemical reactions in solution, opening up avenues for studying complex chemical processes in an efficient manner.

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  • Hanwen Zhang & Veronika Juraskova & Fernanda Duarte, 2024. "Modelling chemical processes in explicit solvents with machine learning potentials," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-50418-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50418-6
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