def takeInputAsList(molecule_name):
    """
    This function converts the user given molecule names separated by semicolon into a list of string
    INPUT: molecule_name(Molecule names in semicolon separated format. Example: Methane;Methanol;Ethane)
    OUTPUT: molecule_names(Molecule names in list of string format. Example: ['Methane','Methanol','Ethane'])
    """
    molecule_names = []
    molecule_name = molecule_name.split(';')
    for name in molecule_name:
        molecule_names.append(name)
    return molecule_names