Reaxys newsletter

December 2008

How to plan a retrosynthesis with Reaxys

Reaxys makes planning a retrosynthesis including multi-step reactions easy. Taking the example below of how to plan a synthesis for a non-commercially available product which is the result of a multi-step reaction...

A simple click on "Plan a synthesis" will immediately copy all the intermediate steps in your retrosynthesis, with all the necessary details, therefore saving you from having to input it manually.

If you need to make any modifications you can copy your plan onto a separate page by clicking "Copy plan to new page" and here the "modify" hyperlinks allow you to plan additional reaction steps according to your requirements.