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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Keywords
- History of science
- Network theory
- Organic chemistry
- Synthetic methods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
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The core and most useful molecules in organic chemistry. / Bishop, Kyle J M; Klajn, Rafal; Grzybowski, Bartosz A.
In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol. 45, No. 32, 04.08.2006, p. 5348-5354.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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