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IUPAC Golf
Chemistry Golf
Whoever is into programming has heard of 'golf' games. A 'golf' game is usually an online challenge to complete certain tasks with the least amount of
characters or time used. Golf games like this are usually called code golf. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_golf) As rounds continue, points are added up, and eventually a person gets a score which they can compare with
others, lower scores being better. An example is: http://regex.alf.nu/
How this relates to chemistry: A game of golf could be devised for naming organic compounds in the IUPAC standard, those with the shortest character
length getting the least points per molecule. Would this be of interest? If I determine it is, you may find the page at ptp.x10.mx/iupacg.htm
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Hmm.
Volatile, just one thing to say :
Never Taste The Product.
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...What? What does this have to do with iupac golf programs?
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Sounds cool. Will you have multiple options for preferences on how to name ketones and where people like to put some numbers for ketones, double
bonds, and alcohols?
ex. 1-hexanol vs. hexan-1-ol?
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Quote: Originally posted by Chemosynthesis  | Sounds cool. Will you have multiple options for preferences on how to name ketones and where people like to put some numbers for ketones, double
bonds, and alcohols?
ex. 1-hexanol vs. hexan-1-ol? |
The only goal will be making it as short as possible. I'm not going to write a grading program, it'll be a submission process. I'll do the grading,
and probably ask for help from time to time.
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| Quote: Originally posted by The Volatile Chemist |
The only goal will be making it as short as possible. I'm not going to write a grading program, it'll be a submission process. I'll do the grading,
and probably ask for help from time to time. |
Whoa. You are going to manually grade submissions?
Braver man than I, even sticking with organic nomenclature. Too many ways to spin oxo/one, nitrile/cyano and what-have-you for my liking, without a
grading rubric of "or" statements.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Chemosynthesis | | Quote: Originally posted by The Volatile Chemist |
The only goal will be making it as short as possible. I'm not going to write a grading program, it'll be a submission process. I'll do the grading,
and probably ask for help from time to time. |
Whoa. You are going to manually grade submissions?
Braver man than I, even sticking with organic nomenclature. Too many ways to spin oxo/one, nitrile/cyano and what-have-you for my liking, without a
grading rubric of "or" statements. |
I may pop it into a chemical drawing program I have, I think it supports IUPAC and SMILES. I was thinking of a challenge, no points counted if you can
list a IUPAC name that's shorter than a SMILES name for the chemical.
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