Learning Outcome On completing these exercises you should be able to: |
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• | Draw complex organic structures in the JSME molecular editor. |
This page provides instructions on drawing chemical structures in JSME. More detailed help can be obtained by clicking the "i" in the blue square in the top toolbar of the JSME applet, but the information provided here is adequate for use in this site.
How To Use This Page: Read the notes on how to draw and edit structures in JSME. Try the exercises at the bottom of the page to check if you have mastered the use of JSME.
Drawing structures in JSME is a straightforward two-step process:
- Choose the bond drawing and ring drawing tools from the menu and click in the drawing window to draw the bonds; C-C bonds will be drawn by default.
- Choose the element and functional group tools from the menu and click on the ends of bonds in the drawing window to convert C atoms into other elements, or into some common functional groups.
The bond & ring drawing tools are outlined in blue in the figure on the right.
The element and functional group addition tools are outlined in green in the screenshot.
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The editing tools are outlined in red in the screenshot below. They are self-explanatory.
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Choose an Exercise. Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 |
Draw this molecule in the JSME editor. |
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When you are finished click here: |