Chemical space as a unifying theme for chemistry

Abstract Chemistry has diversified from a basic understanding of the elements to studying millions of highly diverse molecules and materials, which together are conceptualized as the chemical space. A map of this chemical space where distances represent similarities between compounds can represent t...

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Main Author: Jean-Louis Reymond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Cheminformatics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13321-025-00954-0
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Summary:Abstract Chemistry has diversified from a basic understanding of the elements to studying millions of highly diverse molecules and materials, which together are conceptualized as the chemical space. A map of this chemical space where distances represent similarities between compounds can represent the mutual relationships between different subfields of chemistry and help the discipline to be viewed and understood globally.
ISSN:1758-2946