COMMISSION ON NOMENCLATURE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(II.2)
Number: 220/26/91
Title: Computer Applications in Nomenclature
Coordinator(s): G.
Bergerhof and A.
Dress
Remarks: Commission III.1
Completion Date: 2001 - project terminated
Objective:
Essential unique nomenclature for molecules of all
kinds.
Progress:
Professor Dress has made considerable progress using tiling theory
to develop algorithms to give names which are unique to complex structures.
The theory gives unique mathematical cyphers for the structures and
the structure can be constructed from the cypher. In principle, therefore,
the nomenclature problem is essentially solved. The problem is the
nomenclature cypher cannot be recognised readily by a chemist. This
link now needs to be explored in depth to get chemically acceptable
names. The Commission needs a theoretical chemist to assist Prof.
Dress and we have in mind Ture Damhus, who has served the Commission
previously for a short term.
Project terminated 31 dec 2001
