Beilstein Informations systeme GmbH introduced version 4.0 of AutoNom^TM (Automatic Nomenclature). AutoNom, for Windows and Macintosh operating systems, uses a proprietary algorithm based on IUPAC nomenclature rules to generate IUPAC names automatically from chemical structures.

The 4.0 version of AutoNom adds the following new functionality:

• Chiral interpretation (R,S configurations) and double-bond topology (E,Z descriptors)...
• Support for CAS ring-system naming conventions...
• Ability to number atom locants within named structures...

AutoNom is a registered trademark of Beilstein Institut fuer Literatur der Organischen Chemie licensed to Beilstein Chemiedaten & Software GmbH and Beilstein Informationssysteme GmbH.