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This web interface has been developed to allow users to create and visualize 3-dimensional drawings of simple molecules without requiring users to download additional software. In addition to creating structures, users can also load existing XYZ formatted files (such as those generated by Open Babel containing 3-dimensional coordinates. A small selection of .xyz formatted files is available from the CH5M3D Project files page.

Once molecules are created or read from a file, users can examine geometry information (bond lengths, angles, and dihedral angles) and modify these structures. Routines to perform a crude geometry optimization and a simple calculation of atomic charges are also available.

This web interface relies on HTML5 (in particular, the HTML5 Canvas), and as such requires a modern web browser to run. In particular, this program currently does NOT run using version 8 or lower of Microsoft Internet Explorer. The advantage of using HTML5 is that no additional plugins or Java is required to use this program. While support for mobile devices is currently only partially implemented, full support is planned to be included in future versions.

Alanine tripeptide

Ru(phen)3

Charges in glucose

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