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Sherry Myles
ChemSketch is the primary software module for many ACD/Labs programs and can be used to create reports with your spectral data (including NMR, LC/MS, and UV-IR). The software supports report templates for our specialized solutions such as Katalyst D2D, MetaSense, and Luminata; highlighting is applicability across different fields. ChemSketch allows users to produce high-quality figures...

Sherry Myles
A Markush structure represents a group of related chemical compounds, commonly used in patents, structural elucidation, metabolite identification, and mixture representation. It allows variations in substituents, positions, frequencies, and homologies, streamlining patent claims and ensuring broad protection. Learn how ChemSketch makes it easy to draw and enumerate Markush structures.

Sherry Myles
Learn how to use ChemSketch to create reaction mechanisms. This video focuses on adding lone pairs to atoms and drawing curly arrows, including using the arc functionality with different degrees of curvature and the arrow tool. We also cover how to add straight reaction arrows, using the Shift key for precise alignment, and how to...

Sherry Myles
Over 2.5 million users have downloaded ChemSketch Freeware, the academic chemical drawing software from ACD/Labs Toronto, CANADA (April 9, 2024)—ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of digitalized R&D, today announced that ChemSketch Freeware has been downloaded by over 2.5 million users worldwide. This free version of ChemSketch, intended for academic...

Sherry Myles
This Technical Note will briefly explain how to install ACD/Labs desktop software on a Mac computer using a virtual machine (VM). ACD/Labs does not test its software on Mac computers, but many customers are able to run our software using Windows VMs.

Jesse Harris
Use ChemSketch to teach structure drawing. Teach students about stereochemistry, Lewis structures, nomenclature, and molecular properties. Create reports to share your work.

ACDLabs
Do you need to draw chemical structures for your school, research, or work? ChemSketch has all the tools you need! Learn how to use ChemSketch with this introduction and tutorial. Learn how to draw carbon chains, add heteroatoms, rearrange structures, generate IUPAC names, and more. Learn more about ChemSketch, or download a free trial.