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Intro-Chemsketch

The document introduces ACD/ChemSketch, a free molecular visualization program used to draw chemical structures and create 3D models. It provides instructions for downloading the software and basic tutorials on adding atoms and bonds, as well as viewing molecules in 3D. The course aims to enhance understanding of chemistry through visual representation of molecular structures.

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Intro-Chemsketch

The document introduces ACD/ChemSketch, a free molecular visualization program used to draw chemical structures and create 3D models. It provides instructions for downloading the software and basic tutorials on adding atoms and bonds, as well as viewing molecules in 3D. The course aims to enhance understanding of chemistry through visual representation of molecular structures.

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Introduction to ChemSketch

Images courtesy of ACD/ChemSketch.

Most of the things we use – furniture, cars and trains, hairbrushes, houses and
organisms we interact with – insects, people, pets are all large enough for us to
see with the naked eye. As we learn about our world in more detail, we learn that
there are organisms that are even hundreds of times smaller than our garden
spider and require a microscope to see. We learn about the dust mites, our
seemingly invisible neighbors. In awe, we discover that a smooth may appear
jagged and rough under the microscope, something that we could not have
thought of by observation with the naked eye. Just imagine, a single cell is 10,000
times smaller than the average dog, and an atom is 100,000,000 times smaller
than a single cell. Since we cannot see how an atom of hydrogen or lead actually
looks like, we will use molecular visualization programs and hands-on molecular
models to better understand chemistry.

In this course, we will be using ACD/Chemsketch, a free program developed by


Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs), to draw chemical
structures and render or transform these structures into 3-D pictures that we can
visualize.

Info Link: http://www.acdlabs.com/products/chem_dsn_lab/chemsketch/

To download Chemsketch:
1) Go to http://www.acdlabs.com/download/chemsk.html.
2) Click on the link that says:
“Click Here to Download ChemSketch 11.0 Freeware”

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HERE!
CLICK

3) Fill out the information with the dark red diamond on the left side of the box
and click on “Submit Form” on the bottom.

4) Check your email and follow the directions in the email to get the software.

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Tutorial: Using ChemSketch

To add a bond

To add any atom

1. Click on the letter of the first atom (from left side buttons) you want to draw.

2. Click on the white drawing space to put the atom there.

3. Repeat first two steps to add other atoms.

4. Click on the button with the “to add a bond” arrow pointing at it to add bonds
between atoms.

To view molecules in 3D:


1. On the top menu, click on “ACD/Labs” and select “1 3D Viewer (Freeware)”

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2. Click on “Tools” on the top and click on 3D optimization.

3. On the bottom of the window, click “Copy to 3D”

4. Click on 3D view to see the molecule in 3D. The molecule can be rotated with
the mouse.

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