Research Article
Computation of Vertex Degree-Based Molecular Descriptors of
Hydrocarbon Structure
Zeeshan Saleem Mufti ,
1
Rukhshanda Anjum ,
1
Ayesha Abbas,
1
Shahbaz Ali ,
2
Muhammad Afzal,
3
and Ashraful Alam
4
1
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, e University of Lahore, Lahore Campus, Pakistan
2
Department of Mathematics, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology,
Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
3
Department of Mathematics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
4
Department of Mathematics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedtoAshrafulAlam;ashraf_math20@juniv.edu
Received 6 October 2021; Accepted 22 December 2021; Published 5 January 2022
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Topologicalindicesaresuchnumbersorsetofnumbersthatdescribetopologyofstructures.Nearly400topologicalindicesare
calculatedsofar.eprognosticationofphysical,chemical,andbiologicalattributesoforganiccompoundsisanimportantand
stillunsolvedproblemofcomputationalchemistry.Topologicalindexisthetooltopredictthephysicochemicalpropertiessuchas
boiling point, melting point, density, viscosity, and polarity of organic compounds. In this study, some degree-based molecular
descriptors of hydrocarbon structure are calculated.
1.Introduction
einventionofgraphtheoryin18
th
centurywasabiggest
game changer in the field of mathematics by a Swiss
MathematicianLeonardEuler(1702–1782).Heusedgraphs
totacklethefamousproblemofKonigsbergbridge[1,2].In
this study, G �(V , E) is a simple undirected graph con-
tainingasetofvertices V andanedgesset E [3].enumber
of lines connected to a vertex is called a degree of a vertex
and is denoted by Deg
u
.
Topologicalindicesinvestigatethefeaturesofgraphsthat
persist constant after continual changing in graph. ey
describe symmetry of chemical structures with a number
and then work for the improvement of QSAR and QSPR
which both are employed to build a connection among the
molecular structure and mathematical tools. ese indices
are useful to associate physiochemical properties of
compounds (such as entropy, boiling and melting point,
flammability, and many more).
Topological indices are invariants of structures, so they
areindependentofpictorialrepresentation[4].Amongthree
categories of molecular descriptors, vertex degree-based
indicesareconsiderablysignificant.Medicineindustriesare
producing new and advanced medicines which are effective
for mankind and ecology. Graph theory and molecular
descriptors are playing a significant role in analysing the
physiochemical properties of organic compounds.
Hydrocarbon structure is an aromatic hydrocarbon and
a unique structure composed of benzene through covalent
bond.erearesixsigmaandsixpibondsineachbenzene
ring present in this compound. It is a nonpolar structure,
andeachbenzenehasabondangleof120
°
.Itcanbeusedin
makingofplastic,nylon,anddyes.Itcannotbedissolvedin
water but in organic solvents. It has a sharp melting point
Hindawi
Journal of Chemistry
Volume 2022, Article ID 3621403, 15 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3621403