Benson group increment theory

Benson's Group Increment Theory, developed by J. D. Benson in the 1970s, is a method used in the field of computational chemistry and molecular modeling to estimate the thermodynamic properties of molecules. This theory is particularly useful in predicting the properties of complex organic compounds and materials based on the contributions from individual functional groups within the molecule. The core premise of Benson's theory is that the properties of a molecule can be approximated by summing the contributions of its constituent functional groups.