Comments on: Westerbaan Huurman notation

By: Rogier Huurman

Rogier Huurman — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:11:09 +0000

Why can’t chemical structures be described by a programming language? In Maths and Physics, all formula’s work in symbols. Simply because it’s easier. Then why not in Chemistry?

Well, the systematic naming system was invented to give repeating chains of alkanes a short name. But as more groups are substituted, the name gets more complex and less logical. And if the structure is not carbon based, there is no naming at all. But our notation works for every possible structure, and uses symbols instead of names.

But still, don’t pronounce it.

By: Noud

Noud — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:33:34 +0000

Chemistry is no programming language, if you cant learn… you shouldnt studty Chemistry. Same like Maths and Physics.

By: Bas Westerbaan

Bas Westerbaan — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:43:11 +0000

You can’t name this molecule using the ‘Systematic Naming’ and therefore it has been assigned a trivial name (Cubaan in dutch), which is a dirty way around it, which makes me have to learn more.

The purpose is to simply have a notation that – like drawing the structure down – can describe every structure.

Oh, and Perl rocks.

By: Noud

Noud — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:38:12 +0000

Nice, but not very practful/handy to use. It looks more like perl.