ACD/ChemSketch
{{Short description|Molecular modeling program}}
{{Infobox software
| name = ACD/ChemSketch
| logo = ChemSketchPlain.svg
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| operating system = macOS, Microsoft Windows
| developer = ACD/Labs
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| genre = Scientific
| license = Proprietary
| website = [http://www.acdlabs.com/products/draw_nom/draw/chemsketch/ ChemSketch on ACD/Labs site (Commercial version)]
[http://www.acdlabs.com/resources/freeware/chemsketch/ ChemSketch on ACD/Labs site (Freeware version)]
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ACD/ChemSketch is a molecular modeling program used to create and modify images of chemical structures. The software allows for the importation and display of molecules and molecular models displayed in two and three dimensions.{{cite web|title=Chemsketch|url=http://escritoriodocentes.educ.ar/datos/cie_acd_chemsketch_free.html|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703042347/http://escritoriodocentes.educ.ar/datos/cie_acd_chemsketch_free.html|archive-date=3 July 2014|url-status=dead}}
Features
ACD/ChemSketch allows for both basic structure drawing and importation of 3D and 2D .MDL files from other molecular modelling programs. ChemSketch has been favorably compared to other molecular modelling software, especially ChemDraw, based on its ability to display a wide range of structural components and the ease of creating complex structures quickly.{{Cite journal |last=Kaushik |first=Manish |date=2014-04-04 |title=A review of Innovative Chemical Drawing and Spectra Prediction Computer Software |url=http://medjchem-v3.azurewebsites.net/index.php/medjchem/article/view/118 |journal=Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=759–766 |doi=10.13171/mjc.3.1.2014.04.04.16 |issn=2028-3997|doi-access=free }}
The program offers some advanced features that allows the molecules rotate and apply color to improve visualization. It has several templates with ions and functional groups with the possibility to add text and use other tools to optimize productions created by the software.{{cite web|title=Utilizando Chemsketch|url=http://www.eduteka.org/ChemSketch.php|access-date=21 August 2014}}
Applications
Using ACD/ChemSketch is primarily for educational use. With this program it is possible to write and perform chemical equations, diagrams laboratories and chemical structures of various entity.
See also
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External links
- [http://www.etnassoft.com/biblioteca/catalogo-de-software-educativo-libre/ "Catalogue of Educational Software Libre". CIDETYS, 2011. PDF | OpenLibra] ( En español).
- [http://www.acdlabs.com/resources/freeware/chemsketch/ ChemSketch for academic and personal use. Official website: Chemsketch (ACD/Labs)]
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