title: Automated classification of candidate structures for computer-assisted structure elucidation.
abstract: In computer-assisted structure elucidation, a large number of candidate structures for the unknown compound can be generated. A computer program designed to aid in the recognition of significant differences between these structures is described. The goal of the program is to group the candidates into meaningful classes with a minimum of input from the user; each class is distinguished by a substructure its members have in common. A computational approach is developed based on the combinatorial problem of set covering. The program evaluates its results using an information-theoretical criterion. An application of the program to a real-word structure problem is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Lipkus
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Munk
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002965:Classification; D003201:Computers; D012984:Software