rdkit

name	rdkit
description	Cheminformatics toolkit for fine-grained molecular control. SMILES/SDF parsing, descriptors (MW, LogP, TPSA), fingerprints, substructure search, 2D/3D generation, similarity, reactions. For standard workflows with simpler interface, use datamol (wrapper around RDKit). Use rdkit for advanced control, custom sanitization, specialized algorithms.
license	BSD-3-Clause license
allowed-tools	["Read","Write","Edit","Bash"]
compatibility	Examples target RDKit 2026.03.x. Use conda-forge for the broadest binary support or PyPI package `rdkit` for supported platform wheels; `rdkit-pypi` is the legacy PyPI name.
metadata	{"version":"1.1","skill-author":"K-Dense Inc."}

RDKit Cheminformatics Toolkit

Overview

RDKit is a comprehensive cheminformatics library providing Python APIs for molecular analysis and manipulation. This skill provides guidance for reading/writing molecular structures, calculating descriptors, fingerprinting, substructure searching, chemical reactions, 2D/3D coordinate generation, and molecular visualization. Use this skill for drug discovery, computational chemistry, and cheminformatics research tasks.

Current baseline (checked 2026-06-07): RDKit 2026.03.3 is the latest GitHub/PyPI release (rdkit 2026.3.3 on PyPI). Official installation docs continue to recommend conda-forge for most users, while cross-platform PyPI wheels are published under the rdkit package name. rdkit-pypi is the old PyPI package name and should only appear when maintaining legacy environments.

Installation and Setup

Use uv when installing into an existing Python environment:

uv pip install rdkit

For reproducible chemistry environments, especially when mixing compiled scientific packages, conda-forge remains the upstream recommendation:

conda create -c conda-forge -n my-rdkit-env rdkit
conda activate my-rdkit-env

Avoid installing both conda rdkit and PyPI rdkit/rdkit-pypi into the same environment unless you are deliberately debugging packaging behavior. Mixed installs can make it unclear which binary extension is being imported.

Core Capabilities

1. Molecular I/O and Creation

Reading Molecules:

Read molecular structures from various formats:

from rdkit import Chem

# From SMILES strings
mol = Chem.MolFromSmiles('Cc1ccccc1')  # Returns Mol object or None

# From MOL files
mol = Chem.MolFromMolFile('path/to/file.mol')

# From MOL blocks (string data)
mol = Chem.MolFromMolBlock(mol_block_string)

# From InChI
mol = Chem.MolFromInchi('InChI=1S/C6H6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H')

Writing Molecules:

Convert molecules to text representations:

# To canonical SMILES
smiles = Chem.MolToSmiles(mol)

# To MOL block
mol_block = Chem.MolToMolBlock(mol)

# To InChI
inchi = Chem.MolToInchi(mol)

Batch Processing:

For processing multiple molecules, use Supplier/Writer objects:

# Read SDF files
suppl = Chem.SDMolSupplier('molecules.sdf')
for mol in suppl:
    if mol is not None:  # Check for parsing errors
        # Process molecule
        pass

# Read SMILES files
suppl = Chem.SmilesMolSupplier('molecules.smi', titleLine=False)

# For large files or compressed data
import gzip

with gzip.open('molecules.sdf.gz') as f:
    suppl = Chem.ForwardSDMolSupplier(f)
    for mol in suppl:
        # Process molecule
        pass

# Multithreaded processing for large datasets
suppl = Chem.MultithreadedSDMolSupplier('molecules.sdf')

# Write molecules to SDF
writer = Chem.SDWriter('output.sdf')
for mol in molecules:
    writer.write(mol)
writer.close()

Important Notes:

• All MolFrom* functions return None on failure with error messages
• Always check for None before processing molecules
• Molecules are automatically sanitized on import (validates valence, perceives aromaticity)

2. Molecular Sanitization and Validation

RDKit automatically sanitizes molecules during parsing, executing 13 steps including valence checking, aromaticity perception, and chirality assignment.

Sanitization Control:

# Disable automatic sanitization
mol = Chem.MolFromSmiles('C1=CC=CC=C1', sanitize=False)

# Manual sanitization
Chem.SanitizeMol(mol)

# Detect problems before sanitization
problems = Chem.DetectChemistryProblems(mol)
for problem in problems:
    print(problem.GetType(), problem.Message())

# Partial sanitization (skip specific steps)
Chem.SanitizeMol(mol, sanitizeOps=Chem.SANITIZE_ALL ^ Chem.SANITIZE_PROPERTIES)

Common Sanitization Issues:

• Atoms with explicit valence exceeding maximum allowed will raise exceptions
• Invalid aromatic rings will cause kekulization errors
• Radical electrons may not be properly assigned without explicit specification

3. Molecular Analysis and Properties

Accessing Molecular Structure:

# Iterate atoms and bonds
for atom in mol.GetAtoms():
    print(atom.GetSymbol(), atom.GetIdx(), atom.GetDegree())

for bond in mol.GetBonds():
    print(bond.GetBeginAtomIdx(), bond.GetEndAtomIdx(), bond.GetBondType())

# Ring information
ring_info = mol.GetRingInfo()
ring_info.NumRings()
ring_info.AtomRings()  # Returns tuples of atom indices

# Check if atom is in ring
atom = mol.GetAtomWithIdx(0)
atom.IsInRing()
atom.IsInRingSize(6)  # Check for 6-membered rings

# Find smallest set of smallest rings (SSSR)
from rdkit.Chem import GetSymmSSSR
rings = GetSymmSSSR(mol)

Stereochemistry:

# Find chiral centers
from rdkit.Chem import FindMolChiralCenters
chiral_centers = FindMolChiralCenters(mol, includeUnassigned=True)
# Returns list of (atom_idx, chirality) tuples

# Assign stereochemistry from 3D coordinates
from rdkit.Chem import AssignStereochemistryFrom3D
AssignStereochemistryFrom3D(mol)

# Check bond stereochemistry
bond = mol.GetBondWithIdx(0)
stereo = bond.GetStereo()  # STEREONONE, STEREOZ, STEREOE, etc.

Fragment Analysis:

# Get disconnected fragments
frags = Chem.GetMolFrags(mol, asMols=True)

# Fragment on specific bonds
from rdkit.Chem import FragmentOnBonds
frag_mol = FragmentOnBonds(mol, [bond_idx1, bond_idx2])

# Count ring systems
from rdkit.Chem.Scaffolds import MurckoScaffold
scaffold = MurckoScaffold.GetScaffoldForMol(mol)

4. Molecular Descriptors and Properties

Basic Descriptors:

from rdkit.Chem import Descriptors

# Molecular weight
mw = Descriptors.MolWt(mol)
exact_mw = Descriptors.ExactMolWt(mol)

# LogP (lipophilicity)
logp = Descriptors.MolLogP(mol)

# Topological polar surface area
tpsa = Descriptors.TPSA(mol)

# Number of hydrogen bond donors/acceptors
hbd = Descriptors.NumHDonors(mol)
hba = Descriptors.NumHAcceptors(mol)

# Number of rotatable bonds
rot_bonds = Descriptors.NumRotatableBonds(mol)

# Number of aromatic rings
aromatic_rings = Descriptors.NumAromaticRings(mol)

Batch Descriptor Calculation:

# Calculate all descriptors at once
all_descriptors = Descriptors.CalcMolDescriptors(mol)
# Returns dictionary: {'MolWt': 180.16, 'MolLogP': 1.23, ...}

# Get list of available descriptor names
descriptor_names = [desc[0] for desc in Descriptors._descList]

Lipinski's Rule of Five:

# Check drug-likeness
mw = Descriptors.MolWt(mol) <= 500
logp = Descriptors.MolLogP(mol) <= 5
hbd = Descriptors.NumHDonors(mol) <= 5
hba = Descriptors.NumHAcceptors(mol) <= 10

is_drug_like = mw and logp and hbd and hba

5. Fingerprints and Molecular Similarity

Fingerprint Types:

from rdkit.Chem import rdFingerprintGenerator
from rdkit.Chem import MACCSkeys

# RDKit topological fingerprint
rdk_gen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetRDKitFPGenerator(minPath=1, maxPath=7, fpSize=2048)
fp = rdk_gen.GetFingerprint(mol)

# Morgan fingerprints (circular fingerprints, similar to ECFP)
# Modern API using rdFingerprintGenerator
morgan_gen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetMorganGenerator(radius=2, fpSize=2048)
fp = morgan_gen.GetFingerprint(mol)
# Count-based fingerprint
fp_count = morgan_gen.GetCountFingerprint(mol)

# MACCS keys (166-bit structural key)
fp = MACCSkeys.GenMACCSKeys(mol)

# Atom pair fingerprints
ap_gen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetAtomPairGenerator()
fp = ap_gen.GetFingerprint(mol)

# Topological torsion fingerprints
tt_gen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetTopologicalTorsionGenerator()
fp = tt_gen.GetFingerprint(mol)

# Avalon fingerprints (if available)
from rdkit.Avalon import pyAvalonTools
fp = pyAvalonTools.GetAvalonFP(mol)

Similarity Calculation:

from rdkit import DataStructs
from rdkit.Chem import rdFingerprintGenerator

# Generate fingerprints using generator
mfpgen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetMorganGenerator(radius=2, fpSize=2048)
fp1 = mfpgen.GetFingerprint(mol1)
fp2 = mfpgen.GetFingerprint(mol2)

# Calculate Tanimoto similarity
similarity = DataStructs.TanimotoSimilarity(fp1, fp2)

# Calculate similarity for multiple molecules
fps = [mfpgen.GetFingerprint(m) for m in [mol2, mol3, mol4]]
similarities = DataStructs.BulkTanimotoSimilarity(fp1, fps)

# Other similarity metrics
dice = DataStructs.DiceSimilarity(fp1, fp2)
cosine = DataStructs.CosineSimilarity(fp1, fp2)

Clustering and Diversity:

# Butina clustering based on fingerprint similarity
from rdkit.ML.Cluster import Butina

# Calculate distance matrix
dists = []
mfpgen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetMorganGenerator(radius=2, fpSize=2048)
fps = [mfpgen.GetFingerprint(mol) for mol in mols]
for i in range(len(fps)):
    sims = DataStructs.BulkTanimotoSimilarity(fps[i], fps[:i])
    dists.extend([1-sim for sim in sims])

# Cluster with distance cutoff
clusters = Butina.ClusterData(dists, len(fps), distThresh=0.3, isDistData=True)

6. Substructure Searching and SMARTS

Basic Substructure Matching:

# Define query using SMARTS
query = Chem.MolFromSmarts('[#6]1:[#6]:[#6]:[#6]:[#6]:[#6]:1')  # Benzene ring

# Check if molecule contains substructure
has_match = mol.HasSubstructMatch(query)

# Get all matches (returns tuple of tuples with atom indices)
matches = mol.GetSubstructMatches(query)

# Get only first match
match = mol.GetSubstructMatch(query)

Common SMARTS Patterns:

# Primary alcohols
primary_alcohol = Chem.MolFromSmarts('[CH2][OH1]')

# Carboxylic acids
carboxylic_acid = Chem.MolFromSmarts('C(=O)[OH]')

# Amides
amide = Chem.MolFromSmarts('C(=O)N')

# Aromatic heterocycles
aromatic_n = Chem.MolFromSmarts('[nR]')  # Aromatic nitrogen in ring

# Macrocycles (rings > 12 atoms)
macrocycle = Chem.MolFromSmarts('[r{12-}]')

Matching Rules:

• Unspecified properties in query match any value in target
• Hydrogens are ignored unless explicitly specified
• Charged query atom won't match uncharged target atom
• Aromatic query atom won't match aliphatic target atom (unless query is generic)

7. Chemical Reactions

Reaction SMARTS:

from rdkit.Chem import AllChem

# Define reaction using SMARTS: reactants >> products
rxn = AllChem.ReactionFromSmarts('[C:1]=[O:2]>>[C:1][O:2]')  # Ketone reduction

# Apply reaction to molecules
reactants = (mol1,)
products = rxn.RunReactants(reactants)

# Products is tuple of tuples (one tuple per product set)
for product_set in products:
    for product in product_set:
        # Sanitize product
        Chem.SanitizeMol(product)

Reaction Features:

• Atom mapping preserves specific atoms between reactants and products
• Dummy atoms in products are replaced by corresponding reactant atoms
• "Any" bonds inherit bond order from reactants
• Chirality preserved unless explicitly changed

Reaction Similarity:

# Generate reaction fingerprints
fp = AllChem.CreateDifferenceFingerprintForReaction(rxn)

# Compare reactions
similarity = DataStructs.TanimotoSimilarity(fp1, fp2)

8. 2D and 3D Coordinate Generation

2D Coordinate Generation:

from rdkit.Chem import AllChem

# Generate 2D coordinates for depiction
AllChem.Compute2DCoords(mol)

# Align molecule to template structure
template = Chem.MolFromSmiles('c1ccccc1')
AllChem.Compute2DCoords(template)
AllChem.GenerateDepictionMatching2DStructure(mol, template)

3D Coordinate Generation and Conformers:

# Generate single 3D conformer using ETKDG
AllChem.EmbedMolecule(mol, randomSeed=42)

# Generate multiple conformers
conf_ids = AllChem.EmbedMultipleConfs(mol, numConfs=10, randomSeed=42)

# Optimize geometry with force field
AllChem.UFFOptimizeMolecule(mol)  # UFF force field
AllChem.MMFFOptimizeMolecule(mol)  # MMFF94 force field

# Optimize all conformers
for conf_id in conf_ids:
    AllChem.MMFFOptimizeMolecule(mol, confId=conf_id)

# Calculate RMSD between conformers
from rdkit.Chem import AllChem
rms = AllChem.GetConformerRMS(mol, conf_id1, conf_id2)

# Align molecules
AllChem.AlignMol(probe_mol, ref_mol)

Constrained Embedding:

# Embed with part of molecule constrained to specific coordinates
AllChem.ConstrainedEmbed(mol, core_mol)

9. Molecular Visualization

Basic Drawing:

from rdkit.Chem import Draw

# Draw single molecule to PIL image
img = Draw.MolToImage(mol, size=(300, 300))
img.save('molecule.png')

# Draw to file directly
Draw.MolToFile(mol, 'molecule.png')

# Draw multiple molecules in grid
mols = [mol1, mol2, mol3, mol4]
img = Draw.MolsToGridImage(mols, molsPerRow=2, subImgSize=(200, 200))

Highlighting Substructures:

# Highlight substructure match
query = Chem.MolFromSmarts('c1ccccc1')
match = mol.GetSubstructMatch(query)

img = Draw.MolToImage(mol, highlightAtoms=match)

# Custom highlight colors
highlight_colors = {atom_idx: (1, 0, 0) for atom_idx in match}  # Red
img = Draw.MolToImage(mol, highlightAtoms=match,
                      highlightAtomColors=highlight_colors)

Customizing Visualization:

from rdkit.Chem.Draw import rdMolDraw2D

# Create drawer with custom options
drawer = rdMolDraw2D.MolDraw2DCairo(300, 300)
opts = drawer.drawOptions()

# Customize options
opts.addAtomIndices = True
opts.addStereoAnnotation = True
opts.bondLineWidth = 2

# Draw molecule
drawer.DrawMolecule(mol)
drawer.FinishDrawing()

# Save to file
with open('molecule.png', 'wb') as f:
    f.write(drawer.GetDrawingText())

Jupyter Notebook Integration:

# Enable inline display in Jupyter
from rdkit.Chem.Draw import IPythonConsole

# Customize default display
IPythonConsole.ipython_useSVG = True  # Use SVG instead of PNG
IPythonConsole.molSize = (300, 300)   # Default size

# Molecules now display automatically
mol  # Shows molecule image

Visualizing Fingerprint Bits:

# Show what molecular features a fingerprint bit represents
from rdkit.Chem import Draw
from rdkit.Chem import rdFingerprintGenerator

# For Morgan fingerprints
additional_output = rdFingerprintGenerator.AdditionalOutput()
additional_output.AllocateBitInfoMap()
morgan_gen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetMorganGenerator(radius=2, fpSize=2048)
fp = morgan_gen.GetFingerprint(mol, additionalOutput=additional_output)
bit_info = additional_output.GetBitInfoMap()

# Draw environment for specific bit
img = Draw.DrawMorganBit(mol, bit_id, bit_info)

10. Molecular Modification

Adding/Removing Hydrogens:

# Add explicit hydrogens
mol_h = Chem.AddHs(mol)

# Remove explicit hydrogens
mol = Chem.RemoveHs(mol_h)

Kekulization and Aromaticity:

# Convert aromatic bonds to alternating single/double
Chem.Kekulize(mol)

# Set aromaticity
Chem.SetAromaticity(mol)

Replacing Substructures:

# Replace substructure with another structure
query = Chem.MolFromSmarts('c1ccccc1')  # Benzene
replacement = Chem.MolFromSmiles('C1CCCCC1')  # Cyclohexane

new_mol = Chem.ReplaceSubstructs(mol, query, replacement)[0]

Neutralizing Charges:

# Remove formal charges by adding/removing hydrogens
from rdkit.Chem.MolStandardize import rdMolStandardize

# Using Uncharger
uncharger = rdMolStandardize.Uncharger()
mol_neutral = uncharger.uncharge(mol)

11. Working with Molecular Hashes and Standardization

Molecular Hashing:

from rdkit.Chem import rdMolHash

# Generate Murcko scaffold hash
scaffold_hash = rdMolHash.MolHash(mol, rdMolHash.HashFunction.MurckoScaffold)

# Canonical SMILES hash
canonical_hash = rdMolHash.MolHash(mol, rdMolHash.HashFunction.CanonicalSmiles)

# Regioisomer hash (ignores stereochemistry)
regio_hash = rdMolHash.MolHash(mol, rdMolHash.HashFunction.Regioisomer)

Randomized SMILES:

# Generate random SMILES representations (for data augmentation)
from rdkit.Chem import MolToRandomSmilesVect

random_smiles = MolToRandomSmilesVect(mol, numSmiles=10, randomSeed=42)

12. Pharmacophore and 3D Features

Pharmacophore Features:

from rdkit.Chem import ChemicalFeatures
from rdkit import RDConfig
import os

# Load feature factory
fdef_path = os.path.join(RDConfig.RDDataDir, 'BaseFeatures.fdef')
factory = ChemicalFeatures.BuildFeatureFactory(fdef_path)

# Get pharmacophore features
features = factory.GetFeaturesForMol(mol)

for feat in features:
    print(feat.GetFamily(), feat.GetType(), feat.GetAtomIds())

Common Workflows

Drug-likeness Analysis

from rdkit import Chem
from rdkit.Chem import Descriptors

def analyze_druglikeness(smiles):
    mol = Chem.MolFromSmiles(smiles)
    if mol is None:
        return None

    # Calculate Lipinski descriptors
    results = {
        'MW': Descriptors.MolWt(mol),
        'LogP': Descriptors.MolLogP(mol),
        'HBD': Descriptors.NumHDonors(mol),
        'HBA': Descriptors.NumHAcceptors(mol),
        'TPSA': Descriptors.TPSA(mol),
        'RotBonds': Descriptors.NumRotatableBonds(mol)
    }

    # Check Lipinski's Rule of Five
    results['Lipinski'] = (
        results['MW'] <= 500 and
        results['LogP'] <= 5 and
        results['HBD'] <= 5 and
        results['HBA'] <= 10
    )

    return results

Similarity Screening

from rdkit import Chem
from rdkit.Chem import rdFingerprintGenerator
from rdkit import DataStructs

def similarity_screen(query_smiles, database_smiles, threshold=0.7):
    query_mol = Chem.MolFromSmiles(query_smiles)
    if query_mol is None:
        return []

    morgan_gen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetMorganGenerator(radius=2, fpSize=2048)
    query_fp = morgan_gen.GetFingerprint(query_mol)

    hits = []
    for idx, smiles in enumerate(database_smiles):
        mol = Chem.MolFromSmiles(smiles)
        if mol:
            fp = morgan_gen.GetFingerprint(mol)
            sim = DataStructs.TanimotoSimilarity(query_fp, fp)
            if sim >= threshold:
                hits.append((idx, smiles, sim))

    return sorted(hits, key=lambda x: x[2], reverse=True)

Substructure Filtering

from rdkit import Chem

def filter_by_substructure(smiles_list, pattern_smarts):
    query = Chem.MolFromSmarts(pattern_smarts)

    hits = []
    for smiles in smiles_list:
        mol = Chem.MolFromSmiles(smiles)
        if mol and mol.HasSubstructMatch(query):
            hits.append(smiles)

    return hits

Best Practices

Error Handling

Always check for None when parsing molecules:

mol = Chem.MolFromSmiles(smiles)
if mol is None:
    print(f"Failed to parse: {smiles}")
    continue

Performance Optimization

Use safe storage formats:

import base64
import json
from pathlib import Path
from rdkit import Chem

# Portable exchange formats such as SMILES and SDF are safest for shared data.
# For local caches, RDKit's binary molecule representation avoids generic pickle.
payload = [base64.b64encode(mol.ToBinary()).decode("ascii") for mol in mols]
Path("molecules.rdmol.json").write_text(json.dumps(payload))

cached = json.loads(Path("molecules.rdmol.json").read_text())
mols = [Chem.Mol(base64.b64decode(item)) for item in cached]

Do not load Python pickle files from untrusted sources. Pickle deserialization can execute arbitrary code; prefer SMILES/SDF for interchange and RDKit binary payloads for trusted local caches.

Use bulk operations:

from rdkit import DataStructs
from rdkit.Chem import rdFingerprintGenerator

# Calculate fingerprints for all molecules at once
morgan_gen = rdFingerprintGenerator.GetMorganGenerator(radius=2, fpSize=2048)
fps = [morgan_gen.GetFingerprint(mol) for mol in mols]

# Use bulk similarity calculations
similarities = DataStructs.BulkTanimotoSimilarity(fps[0], fps[1:])

Version-Sensitive Behavior

Pin RDKit versions when exact molecular identifiers or numeric features are part of a persisted dataset, model feature pipeline, or regulated report. Recent releases changed or documented behavior in several Python-facing areas:

• Canonical SMILES and stereo: 2026.03 changed canonical double-bond handling to avoid stereo corruption, so some stereo-containing SMILES may differ from older releases.
• Descriptors and hashes: 2024.09 corrected unbranched-alkane fragment descriptor SMARTS and changed some tautomer/protomer hash outputs.
• Drawing: legacy rdkit.Chem.Draw canvas modules and functions such as MolToImageFile, MolToMPL, and MolToQPixmap were removed; use Draw.MolToFile, Draw.MolToImage, or rdMolDraw2D.
• MolStandardize: use rdkit.Chem.MolStandardize.rdMolStandardize; the older Python MolStandardize implementation was removed.
• Similarity maps: GetSimilarityMapFromWeights(), GetSimilarityMapForFingerprint(), and GetSimilarityMapForModel() now require an rdMolDraw2D drawing object.

Thread Safety

RDKit operations are generally thread-safe for:

• Molecule I/O (SMILES, mol blocks)
• Coordinate generation
• Fingerprinting and descriptors
• Substructure searching
• Reactions
• Drawing

Not thread-safe: MolSuppliers when accessed concurrently.

Memory Management

For large datasets:

# Use ForwardSDMolSupplier to avoid loading entire file
with open('large.sdf') as f:
    suppl = Chem.ForwardSDMolSupplier(f)
    for mol in suppl:
        # Process one molecule at a time
        pass

# Use MultithreadedSDMolSupplier for parallel processing
suppl = Chem.MultithreadedSDMolSupplier('large.sdf', numWriterThreads=4)

Common Pitfalls

1. Forgetting to check for None: Always validate molecules after parsing
2. Sanitization failures: Use DetectChemistryProblems() to debug
3. Missing hydrogens: Use AddHs() when calculating properties that depend on hydrogen
4. 2D vs 3D: Generate appropriate coordinates before visualization or 3D analysis
5. SMARTS matching rules: Remember that unspecified properties match anything
6. Thread safety with MolSuppliers: Don't share supplier objects across threads

Resources

references/

This skill includes detailed API reference documentation:

• api_reference.md - Comprehensive listing of RDKit modules, functions, and classes organized by functionality
• descriptors_reference.md - Complete list of available molecular descriptors with descriptions
• smarts_patterns.md - Common SMARTS patterns for functional groups and structural features

Load these references when needing specific API details, parameter information, or pattern examples.

Only the files listed in references/ and scripts/ are bundled local resources. Names such as rdkit, datamol, scipy, and sklearn refer to installable Python packages, not local files in this skill.

scripts/

Example scripts for common RDKit workflows:

• molecular_properties.py - Calculate comprehensive molecular properties and descriptors
• similarity_search.py - Perform fingerprint-based similarity screening
• substructure_filter.py - Filter molecules by substructure patterns

These scripts can be executed directly or used as templates for custom workflows.