Simplified molecular input line entry specification

The simplified molecular input line entry specification or SMILES is a specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. SMILES strings can be imported by most molecule editors for conversion back into two-dimensional drawings or three-dimensional models of the molecules.

Related Topics:
Chemical - Molecule - ASCII - String - Molecule editor - Two-dimensional - Three-dimensional

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The original SMILES specification was developed by Arthur Weininger and David Weininger in the late 1980s. It has since been modified and extended by others, most notably by Daylight Chemical Information Systems Inc. Other 'linear' notations include the Wiswesser Line Notation (WLN), ROSDAL and SLN (Tripos Inc). Recently, the IUPAC has introduced the InChI as a standard for formula representation.

Related Topics:
IUPAC - InChI

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