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Nodal Nomenclature–General Principles
Author(s) -
Lozac'h Noël,
Goodson Alan L.,
Powell Warren H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197908873
Subject(s) - nomenclature , computer science , chemical nomenclature , graph , theoretical computer science , chemistry , taxonomy (biology) , organic chemistry , biology , botany
Abstract A new, comprehensive graph‐based nomenclature system for chemical substances is proposed. Substances are named by using nodal nomenclature to name graphs derived from their structures by ignoring chemical details such as atom identities, bonding, charges, etc. After the fundamental graph is named, these chemical details are introduced by modifications and additions to the name of the graph to yield the name of the actual substance. Although development of nodal nomenclature originated with problems in naming some organic systems, it is not limited to organic substances. In this paper, only general principles for naming the graph are described; applications to specific substances will be discussed in future papers.