Function isSimpleName

isSimpleName(name: string): boolean

Determines whether a chemical name is "simple" enough to suggest to a user — an ordinary common name made only of letters and spaces, not a long IUPAC- or registry-style technical identifier.

Parameters

name: string
The candidate chemical name

Returns boolean

True if the name is short and contains only letters and spaces

Example

isSimpleName("acetone")                 // true
isSimpleName("aspirin")                 // true
isSimpleName("2-acetyloxybenzoic acid") // false (contains digits)

Source

export function isSimpleName(name: string): boolean {
  const trimmed = name.trim();
  if (trimmed.length < 3 || trimmed.length > 30) return false;
  return /^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z ]*$/.test(trimmed);
}