Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena Structural formulae show how chemical compounds are constructed, i.e., which atoms they consist of, how these are arranged spatially and how they are connected. Chemists can deduce from a structural formula, among other things, which molecules can react with each other and which cannot, how complex compounds can be synthesised or which natural substances could have a therapeutic effect because they fit together with target molecules in cells. Developed in the 19th century, the representation of molecules as structural formulae has stood the test of time and is still used in every chemistry textbook.

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