Context description in synthesis planning

published in Advunce ACS Absrrucrs, January 15, 1994. Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, June 6-10, 1993. 0 0 9 s m a / 9 4 / 1634-01 17s04.~0/0 Ugi,’ synthesis planning programs can be divided into empirical, semiformal and formal (or logic) oriented programs. All systems have their “pros and cons” and their special philosophies. They workin connection withor without reaction databases and/or with or without special evaluations, rules, assumptions, etc.: but it cannot be discussed here in detail (cf. refs 5-7).