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Inverse solvent design

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Choosing a solvent for a particular reaction is often a matter of personal preference or the result of limited screening. Now, a computational method allows identification of a solvent that will enhance the kinetics of a reaction prior to running a wet experiment.

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Figure 1: Modelling solvent for computational optimization.

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