Smiles.You can't live without it,you know?As a wise man once said,"smiles makes the world go round."
But do you know that smiles does not only stand for smiling??It's also an acronym for Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification.It's an easy system that allows you to view the simplified form of molecular formulae.A website tells you more about smiles-just log on to the internet and type in www.daylight.com/dayhtml/doc/theory/theory.smiles.html.
Here,it shows you a whole lotta stuff such as smiles parentheses,the way smiles is used,common smiles symbols and so much more.You can learn a lot from these smiles,definitely.Want some more proof?How about this-a table!Yes folks,we have another table detailing the advantages of smiles over normal molecular formulae.
| Smiles | Normal Chemical Formulae |
| Simplifies greatly the need for long chemical formulae. | Long chemical formulae are sometimes needed to determine the name of a chemical structure. |
| Usage of symbols to denote bonds. | No chemical bonds can be seen in the noraml chemical formulae. |
| Enables us to understand chemical formulae faster. | You sometimes have to refer to IUPAC guidebook to determine the name of a molecule just from its formula.|
| Slightly confusing. | Very confusing |
There you have it folks.A very,very short summary on the usage of Smiles and its advantages over normal Chemical formulae.So basically,SMILES are just very shortened chemical formulae.I hope that I can grow to like it soon,because I sure as hell don't sometimes!
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