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Journal of Cheminformatics· 2015Q1

InChI, the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier

Stephen R. Heller, Alan D. Mcnaught, И. В. Плетнев, Stephen E. Stein et al.

Short summary

The InChI standard provides a unique, machine-readable identifier for chemical substances, enabling unambiguous communication and data integration.

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Key points

  • InChI is an open, non-proprietary standard for chemical structure representation.
  • It employs a layered algorithm to generate a unique identifier for each chemical substance.
  • The identifier is designed to be machine-readable and unambiguous.
  • InChI aims to improve chemical data integration and communication.

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Abstract

This paper documents the design, layout and algorithms of the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier, InChI.

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Field: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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