Abstract
The fruitful core: Organic syntheses reported in the literature from 1850 to 2004 are analyzed with mathematical tools from network theory and statistical physics. There is a set of substances (the core) from which the majority of other organic compounds can be made (see picture; red: core, blue: periphery, green: islands). Search algorithms are used to identify small optimal sets of maximally useful chemicals. (Figure Presented).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5348-5354 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 32 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 4 2006 |
Keywords
- History of science
- Network theory
- Organic chemistry
- Synthetic methods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)