reagentdriven
Reagentdriven is a term used to describe an approach in chemistry and related disciplines in which the choice and availability of reagents primarily shape experimental design, execution, and interpretation. In a reagentdriven workflow, researchers begin with a set of reagents, their known reactivity, and compatibility constraints, and progress toward targets by testing how these reagents behave under various conditions. The emphasis is on exploiting reagent scope and reactivity to map reaction space, rather than starting from a predefined substrate or product.
Applications of reagentdriven thinking appear across catalysis, organometallic chemistry, polymer synthesis, and materials science. For example,
Practically, reagentdriven work often relies on systematic screening, libraries, or high-throughput experiments, paired with data analysis
Related concepts include substrate-driven design, mechanism-driven planning, and high-throughput screening. See also catalysis, combinatorial chemistry, and