On the enumeration and generation of polyhex hydrocarbons

Abstract

Abstract A novel efficient computer‐oriented approach, based on the DAST (dualist angle‐restricted spanning tree) code, is introduced for enumeration and generation of planar polyhex hydrocarbons. It is much faster than other approaches in the literature. The numbers of planar polyhex hydrocarbons with 14 hexagons are reported for the first time.