Advanced Chemistry Development’s Free Naming Software Service Generates
200,000 IUPAC Names via the World Wide Web
Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) remains the premier supplier of
quality systematic nomenclature generation for over half a decade. New synthetic
structures are constantly being developed, making it increasingly important to adopt
definitive systematic nomenclature and utilization of a software tool to ensure accuracy
and organizational homogeneity in generating chemical names.
ACD/Name has grown to support the nomenclature rules agreed upon by the
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the International Union of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), and the Chemical Abstract Service
(CAS). ACD/Name systematic nomenclature software is the current industry standard
used by nomenclature specialists around the world and by a multitude of corporations
within the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The software is utilized to quickly and
accurately name compounds for reports, databases, and publications.
On November 7, 2005, ACD/Labs generated the 200,000th Free IUPAC name from their
Web site. This service, known as the ACD/Labs Online Service, enables chemists to
generate IUPAC names at no extra cost by using the online portal. Free chemical names
can be generated according to the systematic application of a preferred set of IUPAC
nomenclature rules for molecules containing no more than 50 atoms, and no more than 3
rings, with atoms from among only H, C, N, P, O, S, F, Cl, Br, I, Li, Na, and K. Presently
this service generates about 100 IUPAC names per day. To access the ACD/Labs Online
service, visit http://www2.acdlabs.com/ilab/. ACD/Labs also allows other Web sites to
connect to the free naming service via the Affiliate Program
(http://www.acdlabs.com/ilab/open_server/) and dozens of other Web sites, including
IUPAC itself, have connected to the service
(http://www.iupac.org/nomenclature/ACD/calc_3dparty.html).
As well as generating IUPAC names online, the ACD/ChemSketch Freeware
(http://www.acdlabs.com/download/) also includes the Free Naming algorithms. There
have now been over 520,000 downloads of ACD/ChemSketch and scientists around the
world are now benefiting from instant access to our nomenclature tools.
ACD/Name is now compatible with the InChI™ chemical nomenclature protocol making
it possible to produce unique alphanumeric string representations for chemical
compounds that will facilitate the communication of molecular structures electronically.
Freeware version 8 of ACD/ChemSketch, that has recently marked its half-a-million Web
downloads, also features InChI compatibility. ACD/Labs' commercial products also offer
the unique "reverse" InChI-to-Structure conversion that enables convenient decoding of
InChI strings. Our new software product, ACD/Name Chemist Version, which was
introduced in August of 2005, made ACD/Labs’ quality IUPAC nomenclature generation
algorithms more affordable for chemists.