The Risks of Automation: A Study on DFT Energy Miscalculations and Its Consequences in NMR-based Structural Elucidation

Org Lett. 2020 May 1;22(9):3561-3565. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01001. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Abstract

Managing and processing hundreds or thousands of files to perform an in silico structural assignment can be tedious work. Recent years have witnessed a booming need for automation to facilitate the task. In this work, we explore the repercussions of the energy mismatch made by a popular script to streamline the process. The results led us to question the risks of automation and the sensitivity toward energy miscalculations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Automation
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods