InChI News

January 6, 2009: Standard versions of InChI and the InChIKey released

Standard versions of InChI 1.02 and the InChIKey were released, which took the original algorithm with its many variable parameters and fixed them so that interoperability between databases and resources with InChIs could be achieved.02

June 3, 2008: InChIKey - a shorter hash key version of InChI

A shorter hash key version of InChI, known as InChIKey was developed by Igor Pletnev. This alternative format is much more suitable for use in search engines and offers many new possibilities for software applications.

code August 1, 2006: InChI Version 1 Released

version 1 of the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier (InChI) was launched. The development and associated programming work was predominantly carried out by Dmitrii Tchekhovskoi.

release June 1, 2001: IUPAC Chemical Identifier Project - InChI - Initiated

The IUPAC Chemical Identifier project began in collaboration with the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The aim was to devise a computer based algorithm yielding a unique label for any chemical structure, regardless of how it was represented (on screen).

misc June 5, 2000: First Organizational Meeting for InChI

From a meeting with a wide range of users of chemical nomenclature including database providers, patent officials, international trade representatives, et al, under the direction of Alan McNaught, it was decided that InChI would be an IUPAC initiative to meet the needs of the chemical and related communities.

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