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Joback method
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<p>The Joback method, often named Joback–Reid method, <a href="/facts/Prediction/0w4XXB33">predicts</a> eleven important and commonly used pure component thermodynamic properties from molecular structure only. It is named after Kevin G. Joback in 1984 and developed it further with Robert C. Reid. The Joback method is an extension of the <a href="/facts/Lydersen_method/hrauGzeJ">Lydersen method</a> and uses very similar groups, formulas, and parameters for the three properties the Lydersen already supported (<a href="/facts/Critical_temperature/pkM7RLJK">critical temperature</a>, <a href="/facts/Critical_pressure/pkM7RLJK">critical pressure</a>, critical volume). </p><p>Joback and Reid extended the range of supported properties, created new parameters and modified slightly the formulas of the old Lydersen method. </p>