Skip to main content

Table 1 Descriptors in the constitutional descriptors (CD) key

From: A generalizable definition of chemical similarity for read-across

Name

Description

MW

Molecular weight

AMW

Average molecular weight

Sv

Sum of atomic van der Waals volumes

Mv

Mean atomic van der Waals volum

Sp

Sum of atomic polarizabilities

Mp

Mean atomic polarizability

Se

Sum of atomic Sanderson electronegativities

Me

Mean atomic Sanderson electronegativity

nAt

Number of atoms

nSk

Number of non-H atoms

nBt

Number of bonds

nBo

Number of non-H bonds

nBm

Number of multiple bonds

nDblBo

Number of double bonds

nTrpBo

Number of triple bonds

nArBo

Number of aromatic bonds

SCBO

Sum of conventional bond orders (H-depleted)

nH

Number of Hydrogen atoms

nC

Number of Carbon atoms

nN

Number of Nitrogen atoms

nO

Number of Oxygen atoms

nP

Number of Phosphorous atoms

nS

Number of Sulfur atoms

nF

Number of Fluorine atoms

nCl

Number of Chlorine atoms

nBr

Number of Bromine atoms

nI

Number of Iodine atoms

nB

Number of Boron atoms

HPerc

Percentage of H atoms

CPerc

Percentage of C atoms

NPerc

Percentage of N atoms

OPerc

Percentage of O atoms

XPerc

Percentage of halogen atoms

nHet

Number of heteroatoms

nX

Number of halogen atoms