Modeling using computer-aided molecular

Modeling of Coal Structure by Using Computer-Aided Molecular Design... 

As always, we try to be heedful of the needs of our readers and authors. Every effort is made to produce volumes that will have sustained usefulness in learning, teaching, and research. We appreciate the fact that the community of computational chemists has found that these volumes fulfill a need. In the most recent data on impact factors from the Institute of Scientific Information (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Reviews in Computational Chemistry is ranked fourth among serials (journals and books) in the field of computational chemistry. (In first place is the Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, followed by the Journal of Computational Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. In fifth and sixth places are the Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design and the Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Science, respectively.)... 

How then does one measure the usefulness of software for molecular modeling Certainly, use of the software contributes to the understanding of molecules and their properties. It helps people think about how molecules look, act, interact, and react. Still, it is difficult to quantitate understanding. Alternatively, since many of the programs are used in conjunction with computer-aided molecular design efforts, one could try to measure how many compounds in the development pipeline were discovered with some assistance by computational research.However, this too is difficult to quantitate objectively and comprehensively. 

Related to this approach is the use of molecular modeling and computer aided synthetic design (JL7 ). These new tools promise to yield interesting new compounds which may someday find commercial use. 

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