QSPR - THE CORRELATION AND QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION OF CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES FROM STRUCTURE

Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships (QSPR) are equations whi ch relate a chemical, physical, or technological property with molecul ar structure. The way in which QSPR are deduced from an initial databa se of the property and the relevant structures is described. QSPR can predict property values for unmeasured or unknown compounds and can al so shed light on the way in which molecular structure affects the prop erty in question: although well known for biological properties, they are useful in a much wider area.