Estimation and prediction of bioconcentration factors of nonionic organic chemicals in fish by electrotopological state indices and structural parameter

Based on the characteristics of atom types, Hall's electrotopological state indices (E-n) are calculated for 165 nonionic organic compounds. On the basis of the characteristics of substituent and conjugated matrix, a novel molecular structure parameter (G) is defined and calculated for 165 molecules in this paper. E-n and G show good structural selectivity for organic molecules. G, a satisfactory relationship between bioconcentration factor (BCF) and E-n, is expressed as: lgBCF = -0.283 + 1.246G + 0.079E(42) + 0.351E(9)-0.063E(17)(n' = 122, R = 0.967, F = 425.636, s = 0.394), which could provide estimation and prediction for the lgBCF of nonionic organic chemicals. Furthermore, the model is examined to validate overall robustness with Jackknife tests, and the independent variables in model do not exist cross correlation with VIF. All these regression results show that the new parameter G and electrotopological state index have good rationality and efficiency. It is concluded that the E-n and G will be used widely in quantitative structure-property/activity relationship (QSPR/QSAR) research.