D. J. Graham, M. Schulmerich
Jul 22, 2004
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Journal of chemical information and computer sciences
Abstract
Carbon chemistry offers infinite possibilities for molecules as information carriers. Moreover, there is no boundary on the number of ways in which a carrier's information can change via a chemical reaction. Organic reaction pathways thus pose new types of informatic variables which compel characterization using Brownian methods. We apply the tools of the preceding paper to these variable types for select reactions and classes. Along the way, geometric descriptors are formulated which complement the structure graph sequences of chemistry texts and journals. In addition, the statistical structure underpinning carbon transformations is explored more deeply. Overall, this work brings to light several informatic principles of organic reactions. Knowledge of these can assist in synthetic designs on both large- and small-scales. Brownian methods are able to address the pathway structures of all organic reactions: those reported in the literature, explored in the lab, or in the developmental stage.