RSC · Schema
ChemSpider Compound
A chemical compound record from the RSC ChemSpider database
ChemistryCheminformaticsChemical DataScience
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | integer | ChemSpider record ID (CSID) |
| smiles | string | SMILES representation of the compound structure |
| formula | string | Molecular formula (e.g., C6H12O6) |
| averageMass | number | Average molecular mass in g/mol |
| molecularWeight | number | Molecular weight in g/mol |
| monoisotopicMass | number | Monoisotopic mass in g/mol |
| nominalMass | integer | Nominal mass (integer) in g/mol |
| commonName | string | Common or IUPAC name of the compound |
| referenceCount | integer | Total number of references in ChemSpider |
| dataSourceCount | integer | Number of external data sources containing this compound |
| pubmedCount | integer | Number of PubMed articles referencing this compound |
| rscCount | integer | Number of RSC publications referencing this compound |
| mol2D | string | 2D MOL file representation of the compound |
| mol3D | string | 3D MOL file representation of the compound |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://api.rsc.org/schemas/compound",
"title": "ChemSpider Compound",
"description": "A chemical compound record from the RSC ChemSpider database",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "ChemSpider record ID (CSID)"
},
"smiles": {
"type": "string",
"description": "SMILES representation of the compound structure"
},
"formula": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Molecular formula (e.g., C6H12O6)"
},
"averageMass": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Average molecular mass in g/mol"
},
"molecularWeight": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Molecular weight in g/mol"
},
"monoisotopicMass": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Monoisotopic mass in g/mol"
},
"nominalMass": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Nominal mass (integer) in g/mol"
},
"commonName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Common or IUPAC name of the compound"
},
"referenceCount": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Total number of references in ChemSpider",
"minimum": 0
},
"dataSourceCount": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of external data sources containing this compound",
"minimum": 0
},
"pubmedCount": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of PubMed articles referencing this compound",
"minimum": 0
},
"rscCount": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Number of RSC publications referencing this compound",
"minimum": 0
},
"mol2D": {
"type": "string",
"description": "2D MOL file representation of the compound"
},
"mol3D": {
"type": "string",
"description": "3D MOL file representation of the compound"
}
},
"required": ["id", "formula"]
}
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