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The Systematic Definition of Organic Reactions
Author(s) -
Hendrickson James B.,
Sander Thomas L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.19950010710
Subject(s) - computer science , simple (philosophy) , organic reaction , basis (linear algebra) , substructure , theoretical computer science , programming language , information retrieval , mathematics , chemistry , engineering , epistemology , organic chemistry , philosophy , geometry , structural engineering , catalysis
A logical system is presented to describe organic reactions. It is based on the net structural change in a reaction, rather than on substructure searching. This system rigorously provides a place for any reaction. It is very simple to use by hand, but, since it is also numerical, it provides a basis for organizing and retrieving reactions in a database by computer. The effectiveness of a program, COGNOS, written to implement and test the system on a large database, lends confidence in this logic for organizing reactions.