title: Applications of a HOUDINI-based structure elucidation system.
abstract: SESAMI, a comprehensive program for the elucidation of the structure of complex compounds of carbon, incorporates a structure reduction-based structure genearator (COCOA). Observed limitations with this program in the solution of higher molecular weight unknowns prompted the development of a structure generator (HOUDINI) which embodies a new concept, convergent structure generation. A comparison of the performance of COCOA-based and HOUDINI-based SESAMI using a set of complex, naturally occurring compounds as a test set of unknowns revealed faster execution times and more efficient processing of ambiguous structural information for the latter.
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals