Why is InChI important?

InChI is a key enabler in connecting chemical information together across scientific domains – it is part of the plumbing.

It provides a canonical identifier for chemical structures, allowing unambiguous identification and linking across resources. This removes many difficulties in handling databases of chemical compounds – and even more so across domains, where the ambiguities of chemical models and names can lead to misinterpretations.

InChI is part of how chemical data will be made FAIR – so that unique, canonical identifier will be used wherever chemicals are tracked. Through the research process from ideation to discovery, within organisations for knowledge management, and publication in papers, databases and beyond.

What’s our objective, and what needs support?

If it can be drawn, we can give it an InChI – that’s our objective. One InChI for every molecule; one molecule for every InChI.

We operate in a mixed model of support

  • volunteer expert support from our commuity
  • project group support through IUPAC
  • Support through funded projects and funders
  • Support directly by organisation
  • Support by InChI Trust
  • In-kind resource

How to contribute

Join the InChI Trust

The InChI Trust has been working for more than 15 years to support the maintenance, development and promotion of the InChI in partnership with IUPAC. Join the Trust and help steer the future of InChI.

Organisational and in-kind support

Can InChI help you to achieve your project objectives? Do you have a project in mind?

Are you able to provide operational project support (marketing, administration, etc)?

Contact us and we can discuss how to support either funded or in-kind input.

Individual support

Can you help?

Help us with the code

Help us with extensions and applications

Contact us and we can discuss how to get you started

InChI Trust

About the InChI Trust

Join the Trust

How to contribute

  • Join the InChI Trust
  • Organisational support – funding or in-kind resource
  • Individual expertise

If you’d like to contribute, please contact us at [email protected]

If you’d like to contribute, please contact us at [email protected]