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Basic IUPAC Organic Nomenclature


JSMOL a free browser tool that allows you to INTERACTIVELY visualise and manipulate molecules in 3D using Javascript. The first time JSMOL is used in each session, it can sometimes be a little slow. Please be patient.

When using JSMOL by clicking and holding on the image with: 
  • the LEFT mouse button allows you to rotate the molecule about either the x and y axes
  • the LEFT mouse button and keyboard SHIFT and moving the mouse horizontally allows you to rotate about the z axis
  • the LEFT mouse button and keyboard SHIFT and moving the mouse vertically (or just use the mouse wheel) allows you to zoom in and out


    • Try it out on the image to the right.
     

Remember the NORMAL atom colour code: C = grey, O = red, N = blue, H = white, S = yellow, Br = maroon, Cl = green

For UofC students, if these things don't solve your problems, then try contacting a computer expert, such as those at the UofC IT help desk.

organic chemistry ©Dr. Ian Hunt, Department of Chemistry University of Calgary