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Main Authors: Li, Junren, Fang, Lei, Lou, Jian-Guang
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.06304
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author Li, Junren
Fang, Lei
Lou, Jian-Guang
author_facet Li, Junren
Fang, Lei
Lou, Jian-Guang
contents Computer-assisted methods have emerged as valuable tools for retrosynthesis analysis. However, quantifying the plausibility of generated retrosynthesis routes remains a challenging task. We introduce Retro-BLEU, a statistical metric adapted from the well-established BLEU score in machine translation, to evaluate the plausibility of retrosynthesis routes based on reaction template sequences analysis. We demonstrate the effectiveness of Retro-BLEU by applying it to a diverse set of retrosynthesis routes generated by state-of-the-art algorithms and compare the performance with other evaluation metrics. The results show that Retro-BLEU is capable of differentiating between plausible and implausible routes. Furthermore, we provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of Retro-BLEU, paving the way for future developments and improvements in this field.
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spellingShingle Retro-BLEU: Quantifying Chemical Plausibility of Retrosynthesis Routes through Reaction Template Sequence Analysis
Li, Junren
Fang, Lei
Lou, Jian-Guang
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Biomolecules
Computer-assisted methods have emerged as valuable tools for retrosynthesis analysis. However, quantifying the plausibility of generated retrosynthesis routes remains a challenging task. We introduce Retro-BLEU, a statistical metric adapted from the well-established BLEU score in machine translation, to evaluate the plausibility of retrosynthesis routes based on reaction template sequences analysis. We demonstrate the effectiveness of Retro-BLEU by applying it to a diverse set of retrosynthesis routes generated by state-of-the-art algorithms and compare the performance with other evaluation metrics. The results show that Retro-BLEU is capable of differentiating between plausible and implausible routes. Furthermore, we provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of Retro-BLEU, paving the way for future developments and improvements in this field.
title Retro-BLEU: Quantifying Chemical Plausibility of Retrosynthesis Routes through Reaction Template Sequence Analysis
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Biomolecules
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.06304