Virtual Integration of Synthesis with Theory and AI

Our Vision

Contemporary Synthetic Chemistry (Organic, Organometallic, Inorganic, Bio catalysis, Polymer Chemistry etc.) has added multiple new facets in its repertoire, and undergoing rapid change in order to cope up with the growing demand of the twenty-first century. Central to this transformation is the use of modern computation and smart Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning tools, that has shown promise to make synthesis more modular, smarter and automated. While it is highly desirable that all synthetic chemistry practitioners to be aware of the of this changing landscape but the reality is often more complicated! Due to high labor intensive nature of the work, sheer pressure to publish research and looming deadline for grant submission, students, researchers and educators barely have any time and motivation to move outside their comfort zone to acquire further skill. Recognizing these practical challenges, we embarked on creating this virtual platform (VISTA) that can assist the synthetic community to quickly familiarize themselves to the new techniques and growing literature related to the state-of-the art computation and AI.