Combining traditional 2D and modern physical organic-derived descriptors to predict enhanced enantioselectivity for the key aza-Michael conjugate addition in the synthesis of Prevymis™ (letermovir)† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details, computational details an

Hybrid QSAR modeling predicts improved catalysts for the synthesis of Prevymis™ (letermovir).

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