Sprouting

Atom sprouting:

• Click an atom symbol on the toolbar or in the Periodic Table.

• Place the cursor over the atom where you would like to add the atom.

• Press the Shift key on the keyboard then click the atom. The new atom will be attached to that atom.

Template sprouting

You can add the template connected by a bond formed between the selected non-primary atom and the attachment point of the template. Adding a substituent this way replaces only a hydrogen atom on the selected atom, not the atom itself. This feature is limited to the use of symmetrical templates where attaching the template has only one possibility ( e.g. , as for phenyl).

• Select a template from the toolbar or from the Template Library

• Moving the cursor over an atom, a grey colored image will show you the positioning of the template.

• Left-click on the atom will place the template.

To change the connection type (no sprouting):

• Select a template from the toolbar or the template library.

• Move the cursor to the canvas and hover over an atom.

• Press the Shift key and while holding it down, click the atom.

In both cases, you can change the bond angle by rotating the template: holding down the left mouse button, move the mouse to rotate the molecule, and release it when desired position is reached.

Adding a cyclohexane template to a secondary carbon atom:
Adding a cyclohexane template to a secondary carbon atom while holding down the Shift key:

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• Abbreviated groups will be extended when holding down the Shift key, its attachment is not affected in terms of sprouting.

• The grey outlined template will not be shown if the creation of a new bond would lead to the valence error of the atom but will be added if you click the atom.