InChI Trust
Encyclopedia
The InChI Trust is a not-for-profit organisation
which promotes and improves the International Chemical Identifier
standard for describing chemical substance
s.
s and mixtures, Markush structures, reactions and organometallics
, and once accepted by the Division VIII Subcommittee will be added to the algorithm.
Elsevier
, and Thomson Reuters
are members.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
which promotes and improves the International Chemical Identifier
International Chemical Identifier
The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier is a textual identifier for chemical substances, designed to provide a standard and human-readable way to encode molecular information and to facilitate the search for such information in databases and on the web...
standard for describing chemical substance
Chemical substance
In chemistry, a chemical substance is a form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. It cannot be separated into components by physical separation methods, i.e. without breaking chemical bonds. They can be solids, liquids or gases.Chemical substances are...
s.
History and current status
The InChI Trust was formed in 2009, and was granted charitable status in 2010. The Trust's Project Director is Steve Heller.Continuing development
Scientific direction of the InChI standard is carried out by the IUPAC Division VIII Subcommittee, and funding of subgroups investigating and defining the expansion of the standard is carried out by both IUPAC and the InChI Trust. The InChI Trust funds the development, testing and documentation of the InChI. Current extensions are being defined to handle polymerPolymer
A polymer is a large molecule composed of repeating structural units. These subunits are typically connected by covalent chemical bonds...
s and mixtures, Markush structures, reactions and organometallics
Organometallics
Organometallics is a journal published by the American Chemical Society. Its area of focus is organometallic, as well as organometalloid chemistry. This peer-reviewed journal received an Impact Factor of 3.888 as reported by the 2010 Journal Citation Reports by Thomson Reuters.The current...
, and once accepted by the Division VIII Subcommittee will be added to the algorithm.
Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
, and Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a provider of information for the world's businesses and professionals and is created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of Reuters Group on 17 April 2008. Thomson Reuters is headquartered at 3 Times Square, New York City, USA...
are members.