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Quantitative Structure—Property/Activity Relationships (QSPR/QSAR) is one of the valuable tools of theoretical chemistry. To some extent, QSPR/QSAR analyses can be classified as investigations solely rely on and devoted to chemistry. However, in recent years more common situation emerges when QSPR/QSAR analysis accumulates and uses ideas and approaches adopted from two or more natural science areas. Unfortunately, at present these methods are only scantily involved in the nano-chemistry, nano-biology, and nano-ecology. 

The book discusses a number of important problems in chemistry that have not been fully understood or fully appreciated, such as the notion of aromaticity and conjugated circuits, the generalized Htickel 4n + 2 Rule, and the nature of quantitative structure-property-activity relationships (QSARs), which have resulted in only partially solved problems and approximated solutions that are inadequate. It also describes advantages of mathematical descriptors in QSAR, including their use in screening eombinatorial libraries to search for structures with high similarity to the target compounds. 

Methods have been presented, with examples, for obtaining quantitative structure-property relationships for alternating conjugated and cross-conjugated dienes and polyenes, and for adjacent dienes and polyenes. The examples include chemical reactivities, chemical properties and physical properties. A method of estimating electrical effect substituent constants for dienyl and polyenyl substituents has been described. The nature of these substituents has been discussed, but unfortunately the discussion is very largely based on estimated values. A full understanding of structural effects on dienyl and polyenyl systems awaits much further experimental study. It would be particularly useful to have more chemical reactivity studies on their substituent effects, and it would be especially helpful if chemical reactivity studies on the transmission of electrical effects in adjacent multiply doubly bonded systems were available. Only further experimental work will show how valid our estimates and predictions are. 

The overall importance of the medium on the reaction rates has been shown previously, but the nature and extent of solute-solvent interactions can alter tremendously various properties of the nucleophile the variations are usually satisfactorily correlated by some of the several quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) that have been discussed37,38,51,96. The term quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) has been recently proposed for cases where a specific property, such as the basicity, is examined97. 

The cause of the cell cycle specificity of the bisindole alkaloids may be associated with the ability of these compounds to interact with the protein tubulin and thereby inhibit the polymerization (and depolymerization) of microtubules (16,17). In this respect the cellular pharmacology of vinca alkaloids is similar to that of other cytotoxic natural products such as colchicine or podophyllotoxin. On closer inspection, however, Wilson determined that the specific binding site on tubulin occupied by vinblastine or vincristine is chemically distinct from the site occupied by the other natural products (18). Subsequent experiments have determined that the maytansinoids, a class of ansa-macrocycles structurally distinct from the bisindoles, may bind to tubulin at an adjacent (or overlapping) site (19). A partial correlation of the antimitotic activity of these compounds with their tubulin binding properties has been made, but discrepancies in cellular uptake probably preclude any quantitative relationship of these effects (20). 

Near-quantitative conversion of monomer to polymer is standard in these polymerizations, as few side reactions occur other than a small amount of cychc formation common in all polycondensation chemistry [41]. ADMET depolymerization also occurs when unsaturated olefins are exposed to pressures of ethylene gas [42,43]. In this case, the equilibriiun nature of metathesis is shifted towards low molecular weight products under saturation with ethylene. Due to the high catalytic activity of [Ru] and the abihty of [Mo] and [Ru] to create exact structures, ADMET has proven a valuable tool for production of novel polymer structures for material applications as well as model copolymer systems to help elucidate fundamental structure property relationships [5]. 

SAR is a relationship of a particular chemical s structure with its physical/ chemical properties and its human health effect. Conceptually, these relationships are either qualitative or quantitative in nature. Qualitative SAR... 

Carb6, R., Besalu, E., Amat, L. and Fradera, X. (1995). Quantum Molecular Similarity Measures (QMSM) as a Natural Way Leading towmds a Theoretical Foundation of Quantitative Structure-Properties Relationships (QSPR).J.Math.Chem., 18,237-246. 

The quantitative structure-property relationships described earlier in this chapter necessarily treat the mechanical properties of polymers as "derived" properties, in the sense defined in Section l.B.2. In other words, the mechanical properties are expressed by equations in terms of material parameters of a more "fundamental" nature, instead of being correlated directly with either group contributions or with connectivity indices. This necessity to treat the mechanical properties as "derived" properties is a direct consequence of their great complexity. 

Carbo R, Besalu E, Amat L, Fradera X. Quantum molecular similarity measures (QMSM) as a natural way leading towards a theoretical foundation of quantitative structure-properties relationships (QSPR). J Math Chem 1995 18, 237-246. 

The quantitative structure-activity and structure-property relationships (QSARs/ QSPRs) have become efficient tools to study complex chemical and biochemical systems. In principle, once a correlation between the molecular structure and activity/ property is found, any number of compounds, including those not yet synthesized, can be readily screened on the computer in order to predict the structures with the desired properties. Subsequently, the respective chemical compounds can be synthesized and tested in the laboratory. Thus the QSAR/QSPR approach conserves resources and accelerates the process of development of new drugs, materials, etc. In addition to the structure predictions, the QSAR/QSPR models often help to understand the physical nature of the processes and interactions behind the property or activity studied. 

From an experimental perspective, systematic structure-property relationship studies of high performance polymer blends are needed to completely define the polymer features that lead to miscible mixtures. One of the primary focuses of those studies should be continued quantification of the molecular features, both entropic and enthalpic in nature, responsible for miscibility. Such quantitative input can, then, be used as information in theoretical developments. The entire process should be regarded as highly iterative in nature in the sense that theoretical predictions can be made, tested experimentally, and the results of the experimental work should lead to revised models that can make additional predictions. 

In order to get quantitative relationships between structures and their properties, one needs to And suitable numerical characterizations of structures. Numerical characterizations of the structure can then generate numerical descriptors of structures to be used for construction of structure-property correlations. Suitable structure descriptors could be tested to see if they correlate with molecular bioactivity in modeling effects and responses of such substances on living tissue or organisms. In this way, one can identify bioactive natural products or synthesized compounds, which can show novel therapeutic activities and be able to protect against diseases or combat diseases or harmful chemicals that have toxic or mutagenic effects, etc. 

As it has been noted above, at present it is generally acknowledged [2], that macromolecular formations and polymer systems are always natural nanostructural systems in virtue of their structure features. In this connection the question of using this feature for polymeric materials properties and operating characteristics improvement arises. It is obvious enough that for structure-properties relationships receiving the quantitative nanostructural model of the indicated materials is necessary. It is also obvious that if the dependence of specific property on material structure state is unequivocal, then there will be quite sufficient modes to achieve this state. The cluster model of such state [3-5] is the most suitable for polymers amorphous state structure description. It has been shown, that this model basic structural element (cluster) is nanoparticles (nanocluster) (see Section 15.1). The cluster model was used successfully for cross-linked polymers structure and properties description [61]. Therefore, the authors of Ref [62] fulfilled nanostmetures regulation modes and of the latter influence on rarely cross-linked epoxy polymer properties study within the frameworks of the indicated model. 

At present, the selection of an organic modifier is estimated from the aliphatic or aromatic nature of analytes. However, the properties of analytes often cannot be easily obtained. Examples of quantitative structure-retention relationships based on the log-P and van der Waals volume of analytes are demonstrated in Chapter 6. 

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