Molecular Library

Introduction

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5-1-03 It has come to our attention that Accelrys' ViewerLite is no longer available as freeware.  (Discovery Studio Viewer Pro 5 is a commercial product with a list price of $300 to academic users.  DS Viewer Pro 5 is not Mac compatible.  DS Viewer Pro 5 is compatible with all molecules listed on this pages.)

Out-dated info:  Instructions for installing Accelrys' Discovery Studio™ ViewerLite (be sure to download the ViewerLite if you want freeware) on your computer.  (Note:  Previous versions of this freeware were called WebLabViewerLite and were distributed on the CD supplied with Volhardt and Schore, v3.)  All molecules on this Molecular Library web site, especially those with the ".msv" extension, are viewable and manipulable via Discovery Studio software.

--- Instructions for installing Accelrys' Discovery Studio™ ActiveX (freeware) on your computer if you wish to embed modifiable molecules within a PowerPoint presentation.  (Note, this ActiveX program is not Mac compatible.)
--- Instructions for installing Chime (browser plugin) on your computer.  (See also this site.)
--- Instructions for installing DepthCharge (browser plugin) on your computer.
--- Quick Start Instructions (MS word format) for Daisy (the portable/practice 3D system)
--- Instructions for installing the JMOL Applet for creating your own web pages with chemical images.

 

Volhardt & Schore Chapters (each chapter includes molecules, animations and modules)

     1.  Structure and Bonding in Organic Molecules
     2. Alkanes
     3. Reactions of Alkanes
     4. Cyclic Alkanes
     5. Stereochemistry
     6. Bimolecular Substitution
     7. Unimolecular Substitution and Pathways of Elimination
     8. Alcohols & Synthetic Strategies
     9. Alcohols (Extended), Ethers, Epoxides
     10. Proof of Structure
     11. Alkenes - Introduced
     12. Alkenes - Reactions
     13. Alkynes
     14. Delocalized Pi Systems

 

Fox & Whitesell Chapters

      1. Structure and Bonding in Alkanes
      2. Alkenes, Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Alkynes

      3. Functional Groups Containing Heteroatoms
      4. Chromatography and Spectroscopy (molecules and animations)
       5. Stereochemistry (molecules only)
      6. Understanding Organic Reactions
      7. Mechanisms of Organic Reactions
      8. Substitution By Nucleophiles at sp-3 Hybridized Carbon
      9. Elimination Reactions

      10. Addition to Carbon–Carbon Multiple Bonds
      11. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
      12. Nucleophilic Addition and Substitution at Carbonyl Groups
      13. Substitution Alpha to Carbonyl Groups: Enolate Anions and Enols as Nucleophiles
      14. Skeletal-Rearrangement Reactions

      15. Multistep Syntheses
       16. Polymeric Materials
       17. Naturally Occurring Oxygen-Containing Compounds

      18. Naturally Occurring Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
       19. Noncovalent Interactions and Molecular Recognition
       20. Catalyzed Reactions
       21. Cofactors for Biological Reactions
       22. Energy Storage in Organic Molecules
       23. Molecular Basis for Drug Action

Topical Chapters (each chapter includes molecules, animations and modules)

     General Items (molecules/images only, no modules or animations)

     Acids and Bases (molecules only, no modules or animations)
     Aldehydes and Ketones (molecules only)
     Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes (molecules only, no modules)
     Alkyl Halides and More (molecules only, no modules)
     Animations (animations only, no modules)
     Aromatics
     Atomic and Molecular Orbital Theory (includes two modules:  AO's; MO Theory)
     Biological Molecules (includes AA sub-chapter)
     Conjugation (molecules and animations, no modules)
     Cyclic Molecules (molecules and animations only, no modules)
     Molecular Geometry (molecules only)
     Proteins
     Stereoisomers
     Water (also includes one module)
 

Links to Other Libraries

    1.  Modèles Moléculaires en format .pdb
     2.  Dr. Glaser's Visualization Center
     3.  Dr. Woodcock's Molecular Models 
     4.  Journal of Organic Chemistry Cover Catalog
    5.  Computers in Chemistry at Cabrillo College 
    6.  Eric Martz's Molecular Visualization Resources
    7.  Journal of Chemical Education Molecules of the Month

 

Links to Other "Molecule" Resources

    1.  Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds (Japan; limited # of searches per day)


    
 

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