A005958 Number of esters with n carbon atoms up to stereo-isomerism.
1, 2, 4, 10, 25, 64, 172, 472, 1319, 3750, 10796, 31416, 92276, 273172, 814246, 2441688, 7360877, 22295746, 67819576, 207083944, 634512581, 1950301202, 6011920720, 18581123978, 57568802820, 178763375468, 556255762692, 1734248037856
Offset: 2
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References
- N. J. A. Sloane and Simon Plouffe, The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, Academic Press, 1995 (includes this sequence).
Links
- R. C. Read, The Enumeration of Acyclic Chemical Compounds, pp. 25-61 of A. T. Balaban, ed., Chemical Applications of Graph Theory, Ac. Press, 1976. [Annotated scanned copy] See p. 44.
Formula
G.f.: B(x)*(B(x)-1) where B(x) is the g.f. for A000625. - Sean A. Irvine, Nov 12 2016
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More terms from Sean A. Irvine, Nov 12 2016
Name clarified by Sean A. Irvine, Feb 01 2025
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