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Simplified molecular input line entry specification

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The simplified molecular input line entry specification or SMILES is a line notation for the chemical structure of molecules. It uses short ASCII strings to represent structures. Most molecule editors can read SMILES strings and then draw two-dimensional diagrams or three-dimensional models of the molecules.

Arthur Weininger and David Weininger wrote the original SMILES specification in the late 1980s. It has since been modified and extended by others, including by Daylight Chemical Information Systems Inc. In 2007, the Blue Obelisk open-source chemistry community developed an open standard called "OpenSMILES".

In July 2006, the IUPAC introduced the InChI as a standard line notation for representing chemical structures. People think that SMILES is slightly more human-readable than InChI. Some chemists argue that SMILES is better than InChI because many different software programs support it. SMILES also has theoretical (for example, graph theory) backing.

Conversion

SMILES can be converted back to 2-dimensional representations using Structure Diagram Generation algorithms (Helson, 1999). This conversion is not always unambiguous. Computer programs use energy minimization to convert SMILES to 3-dimensional representations. There are many downloadable and web-based conversion utilities.

References

  • Anderson, E.; Veith, G.D; Weininger, D. (1987). SMILES: A line notation and computerized interpreter for chemical structures. Report No. EPA/600/M-87/021. Duluth, MN 55804: U.S. EPA, Environmental Research Laboratory-Duluth.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Weininger, David (1988). "SMILES, a chemical language and information system. 1. Introduction to methodology and encoding rules". Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 28: 31. doi:10.1021/ci00057a005.
  • Weininger, David; Weininger, Arthur; Weininger, Joseph L. (1989). "SMILES. 2. Algorithm for generation of unique SMILES notation". Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 29 (2): 97. doi:10.1021/ci00062a008.
  • Helson, H.E. (1999). "Structure Diagram Generation". Rev. Comput. Chem. Vol. 13. New York: Wiley-VCH. pp. 313–398. doi:10.1002/9780470125908.ch6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)

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