Marvin Support

The following videos demonstrate how to use the Marvin chemical editor when answering some questions in Mastering. Unified homolytic and heterolytic examples demonstrate putting the basics together.

Note: Depending on your security settings, you may be asked Whether you want to run the Marvin application. You'll see the message below. It is safe to click "Don't block":

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  application: MsketchsolutionOchem_0_area
  This application contains both signed and unsigned code

Workspace and buttons

• The Canvas and Toolbars  [2 min 21 sec]

Create bonds and chains

• Create Single Bonds  [43 sec]
• Draw Double and Triple Bonds  [40 sec]
• Draw Long Hydrocarbon Chains  [46 sec]
• Create Dash and Wedge Bonds  [1 min 18 sec]
• Copy and Paste [54 sec]

Edit structures

• Add Different Elements and Replace an Element  [43 sec]
• Draw a Free Radical and Add a Charge  [1 min 8 sec]
• Erase  [39 sec]

Identify atoms and bonds

• Identify Atoms  [45 sec]
• Identify Bonds  [49 sec]
• Map Structures  [48 sec]

Reaction mechanisms

• Creating Boxes and Reaction Arrows  [1 min 35 sec]
• Using Curved Arrows to Indicate Electron Movement  [2 min 12 sec]

Unified examples

• Homolytic Multistep Example  [2 min 27 sec]
• Heterolytic Multistep Example  [2 min 34 sec]
• Marvin: Organic Demonstration  [3 min 22 sec]

Authoring Marvin Items

• Skeletal and Mechanism Authoring Basics  [14 min 52 sec]