Substructure searching will return all results which contain the structure you have entered, including the exact structure you have entered if it is on ChemSpider. Click on the left pane of the Structure tab to activate and select the tools.Ĭlick on Search and on completion of the search, you should either get to the corresponding record (in certain cases where there is no exact mass, you may see a list of results). You can also draw the structure using one of the structure editors available in ChemSpider, we currently provide two HTML 5 editors Ketcher and Elemental, you can select your preferred editors using the tabs.
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There are also options to Load a structure from a JPEG or GIF image, which will run an OCR process and let you correct any errors before accepting the structure. This is also the way to use any existing structure files you have in a ChemSpider search. You can then upload the file to ChemSpider using the Load button. On completion of the editing of the structure you can Clean Molecule, Accept or Cancel.Īlternatively, you can draw the structure in your favourite drawing package and save it as a mol, sdf, cdx or skc file to your desktop. For example you might want to change the pre-defined stereochemistry of the bonds. MorphineĬlick Accept to accept the structure or Draw Structure to change features of the structure. This tab allows you to enter a chemical name and auto-generate a structure by selecting Convert.Įxample showing how you can use the Convert structure option to generate an editable structure from a name. Select the Convert identifier to structure tab. There are three ways to enter a chemical structure: The Draw Structure tab may be selected(default setting) but this tab may not not be your current default setting.
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Click on the structure picture to open the ChemSpider Input Chemical Structure dialog. Select the More Searches menu from the top toolbar and choose Structure Search from the dropdown menu.
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It will also cover how to construct advanced searches, which can combine substructure or similarity searches with other kinds of search.
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This page will outline how to perform structure searches to find exact matches, as well as substructure searches and similarity searches. There are lots of different ways that you can input your structure. ChemSpider supports the use of chemical structures as search queries.