MarvinSketch provides several predefined chemical structures, called templates or structure templates. They are categorized into template groups, like Amino Acids, Polycyclics etc .
The following template groups are available in MarvinSketch by default:
Generic
Rings
Amino Acids
Aromatics
Bicyclics
Bridged Polycyclics
Crown Ethers
Cycloalkanes
Heterocycles
Polycyclics
Homology Groups
Alpha D sugars
Beta D sugars
Deoxynucleosides
Flavonoids
Nucleobases
Nucleosides
Organometallics
Peptide building blocks
Protoalkaloids
True Alkaloids
Vitamins
My Templates
The templates can be accessed via the Advanced Templates toolbar or through the Insert > Template menu item.
Select a template using the Template Library or the Advanced Templates toolbar area.
In case the template structure contains any S-groups, the group(s) can be optionally expanded or contracted by pressing the Shift button.
Place the template structure by left-clicking on the desired location.
The Template Library Manager dialog contains buttons that customize template handling.
It is possible to add user-defines templates structure(s) either to the Advanced Templates toolbar or to the Insert > Template menu using the Template Library Manager dialog .