-- Uniting advanced technology with CAS's unmatched collection of chemical 
reaction data increases efficiency of chemical synthesis planning  

CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific 
information solutions, launched a computer-aided retrosynthetic analysis 
solution that systematically identifies new pathways to chemical compounds. Now 
available to all SciFinder-n users, this next-generation capability is 
empowering chemistry researchers around the world to rapidly identify, compare 
and prioritize alternative synthetic pathways.  

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"It's obvious that the pharmaceutical industry needs advanced capabilities in 
synthetic chemistry for drug discovery and development. New molecules usually 
don't make themselves--rather they are the cumulative end-product emerging from 
an intricate process of hypothesis, design, and synthesis," says Dr. Nick 
Terrett, Scientific Associate Vice President and European Chemistry Lead for 
Merck Sharp & Dohme. 

The Retrosynthesis Planner in SciFinder-n assists chemists with the synthesis 
portion of this process. Researchers are confirming this new functionality 
accelerates research, improves productivity and will help them get new products 
such as pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals and performance chemicals to market 
faster.

For any known molecule, chemists can now use SciFinder-n to connect reaction 
steps revealed throughout millions of publications from around the globe to 
quickly build a comprehensive, intuitively organized retrosynthetic plan for 
their application. Whether users are looking for optimum synthetic routes to 
known intermediates, seeking cutting-edge solutions to replace older routes or 
exploring ideas for scale-up processes, the new retrosynthesis planning 
functionality in SciFinder-n reduces the time spent finding, validating and 
prioritizing synthetic routes from hours to minutes. In addition, the 
SciFinder-n retrosynthesis plan provides direct access to related references 
and commercial suppliers, so researchers can complete their entire synthetic 
planning workflow in a single solution.  

With timeframes to bring new chemical products to market measured in years and 
investment in R&D measured in billions ( 
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), chemical R&D organizations are constantly seeking new solutions to improve 
productivity and speed breakthroughs to market. Yet, as the volume and 
complexity of published scientific information grows exponentially each year, 
efficiency becomes continuously more challenging to achieve. SciFinder-n 
leverages the latest technology to provide insights that save chemists 
significant time and optimize processes, providing high value to research 
leaders. 

"This latest innovation in SciFinder-n combines CAS's core assets: our 
unmatched content collection, specialized chemical information technologies, 
and unique expertise, to address a significant efficiency opportunity for 
chemical R&D organizations," says CAS CEO Manuel Guzman. "This is an important 
milestone for CAS as we continue to work toward fully realizing the potential 
of AI and machine learning to empower synthetic chemistry for our customers in 
SciFinder-n."

The CAS collection of human-curated scientific content is recognized as the 
largest and highest quality in the world, amassing data organized over the past 
110+ years. Data volume and quality are critical requirements to fuel emerging 
technologies, including AI and machine learning, among others. With nearly 120 
million reactions underpinning the synthetic planning feature in SciFinder-n, 
this valuable solution is uniquely able to provide chemists a comprehensive 
view of the relevant possibilities.

CAS has also collaborated with John Wiley and Sons, Inc. to deliver more value 
to chemistry researchers. CAS developed this new experimental retrosynthesis 
capability, in part, with Wiley's award-winning ChemPlanner technology.    

About CAS
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, partners with R&D 
organizations to provide actionable scientific insights that help them plan, 
innovate, protect their innovations, and predict how new markets and 
opportunities will evolve. Scientific researchers, patent professionals and 
business leaders around the world across commercial, academic and government 
sectors rely on our solutions and services to advise discovery and strategy. 
Leverage our unparalleled content, specialized technology, and unmatched human 
expertise to customize solutions that will give your organization an 
information advantage. No one knows more about scientific information than CAS. 
Learn more at www.cas.org.

About SciFinder-n
SciFinder-n ( 
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), the newest and most advanced solution in the SciFinder(R) family, allows 
researchers to eliminate productivity bottlenecks and accelerate their 
innovations to market. With optimized access to the unmatched CAS content 
collection, retrosynthetic planning solutions, and the most advanced chemistry 
relevance engine in the industry, SciFinder-n is the scientist's lab partner 
allowing them to do their best research in record time.

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SOURCE: CAS