dbe {RMassBank} | R Documentation

## Calculate Double Bond Equivalents

### Description

Calculates the Ring and Double Bond Equivalents for a chemical formula. The highest valence state of each atom is used, such that the returned DBE should never be below 0.

### Usage

    dbe(formula)

### Arguments

`formula` | A molecular formula in text or list representation (e.g. `"C6H12O6"` or `list(C=6, H=12, O=6)` ).

### Value

Returns the DBE for the given formula.

### Author(s)

Michael Stravs

### Examples

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    	dbe("C6H12O6")

[Package RMassBank version 3.0.0 Index]