Templates in MarvinSketch

MarvinSketch provides several predefined chemical structures, called templates or structure templates. These templates are categorized into groups, like Amino Acids, Polycyclics, and so on.

The following template groups are available in MarvinSketch by default:

Generic
Rings
Cyclopentyl rings
Phenyl rings
Amino Acids
Aromatics
Bicyclics
Bridged Polycyclics
Crown Ethers
Cycloalkanes
Conformers
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 through the Advanced Templates toolbar or by navigating to Insert > Template.

To use the templates, follow the steps below:

Select a template using the Template Library or the Advanced Templates toolbar area.
In case the template structure contains any S-groups, the groups can be optionally expanded or contracted by pressing Shift.
Place the template structure by left-clicking on the desired location.

For information about customizing the template handling, see Template Library Manager.

It is possible to add user-defined template structures either to the Advanced Templates toolbar or to Insert > Template by using the Template Library Manager dialog.