The Open Chemistry Database, OChemDb, is a web portal for the research and analysis of crystallochemical information relating to organic, inorganic, metallorganic compounds, and provides statistical information on bond distances, bond angles, torsion angles, types of atoms and space groups. To obtain the above information, OChemDb queries a database, appropriately designed, that contains crystalline structures already resolved. Its ease of use is extremely useful for structural chemistry, in particular during the final phase of checking and evaluating the reliability of the structural solution obtained and relating to a new structure, to investigate the nature of a 'doubtful' chemical bond, for estimate reasonable bond distances and angles to be used as chemical constraints in a structural refinement process. OChemDb is therefore very useful for research groups and companies interested in the knowledge of the crystalline structure of materials, for example chemical and pharmaceutical companies.
Compared to other statistical analysis software on required crystallochemical information, specifically bond distances and angles, torsion angles, types of atoms and spatial groups, OChemDb, at national and international level, offers a simplicity of use supported by a graphical user interface. friendly. These features allow you to get quick answers to effective use even by non-experts. An important aspect is also represented by the fact that the API layer implemented in OChemDb allows to integrate the data stored in third-party software.