Chemical Nomenclatures and the Computer (Computers and Chemical Structure Information) - Hardcover

Polton, D. J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471942391 ISBN 13: 9780471942399

Publisher: Research Studies Pr Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

Proposals for an international system of chemical nomenclature were first made at Geneva in 1892. A hundred years on, this book examines the present international standard and the more important of other nomenclatures now in use. Most of them have not been developed with computer processing in mind; by using the computer to examine them, the author is able to highlight any disadvantages, and to suggest how nomenclature systems ought perhaps to be developing. A new nodal numbering method for the chemical graph is proposed. The methods and proposals are equally applicable to organic and inorganic structures.

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Synopsis

This book examines several new systems of naming chemical structures which have been examined using computer methods. The advantages and disadvantages of the systems are highlighted by their conversion to a connection table. Problems in existing nomenclature systems are exposed and suggestions are made on how chemical nomenclature should develop in the future. The ideas are equally relevant to organic and inorganic chemical nomenclature. The books should be of interest to chemists, organic and inorganic, who are concerned with the organization and classification of chemical structures by computer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Research Studies Pr Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471942391
• ISBN 13: 9780471942399
• Binding: Hardcover