InChI
A project whose time has
come. The Internet, an international
scientific body
(IUPAC) and international cooperation (US, UK) has led to the speedy development,
implementation, and use of InChI.
While InChI is a public domain system for
creating a unique computer-readable identifier (“name”) it is NOT a registry system.
InChI’s are created only by those who choose to adopt and use the
algorithm. Registry systems which index the literature
are complimentary to any InChI databases that anyone creates.