Wiswesser Line Notation

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Wisswesser Line Notation, invented by William J. Wisswesser in the 1949^[1], was the first line notation capable of precisely describing complex molecules.

[edit] Examples

• L66J BMR& DSWQ IN1&1 : 6-dimethylamino-4-phenylamino-naphthalene-2-sulphonic acid ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ William J. Wiswesser (1982). "How the WLN began in 1949 and how it might be in 1999". J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci. (2): pp 88-93. DOI:10.1021/ci00034a005. 
2. ^ Andrew Dalke (October 15, 2003). WLN -- History of Chemical Nomenclature. Retrieved on December 17, 2006.

[edit] External links

• http://www.emolecules.com/doc/cheminformatics-101.htm