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    Variable getCidByNameConst

    getCidByName: (name: string) => Promise<PubChemCID | undefined> = ...

    Resolves a chemical name to its best-matching PubChem CID via PUG-REST. Returns the first (highest-ranked) CID PubChem reports. Results are cached for three days.

    Type declaration

      • (name: string): Promise<PubChemCID | undefined>

      • Parameters

        • name: string

          The chemical name to look up

        Returns Promise<PubChemCID | undefined>

        The best-matching CID, or undefined if PubChem has no match

    await getCidByName("aspirin");
    // Returns: 2244

    Source

    export const getCidByName: (name: string) => Promise<PubChemCID | undefined> = withTtlCache(
      getCidByNameUncached,
      { namespace: 'cidByName' },
    );

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