Good luck on your next lab report. May your bonds be straight and your TAs be generous.
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Whether you are drawing a simple methane molecule for CHM 1311 or designing a complex catalytic cycle for your Honours research project in the Marion Hall lab, ChemDraw is the industry standard. But navigating the uOttawa site license, learning the hotkeys, and avoiding the dreaded "cluttered figure" feedback from your TA can be tricky. Good luck on your next lab report
| To Do | Shortcut (Win/Mac) | | :--- | :--- | | | 1 | | Double Bond | 2 | | Triple Bond | 3 | | Cyclohexane (Chair) | Ctrl+Shift+H / Cmd+Shift+H | | Cyclohexane (Boat) | Ctrl+Shift+B / Cmd+Shift+B | | Benzene Ring | Ctrl+Shift+B (then hit 4 for the circle inside) | | Increase Font Size | Ctrl+Shift+> | | Group Select (Lasso) | Shift + Drag | Drop it in the comments below
Draw a messy, zig-zag carbon chain. Highlight it. Press Ctrl+Shift+K (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+K (Mac). Watch the universe align. This alone will boost your lab report grade by 10%. Part 4: Drawing Mechanisms for Prof. Beauchemin’s Class If you are in third year, you need to draw curved arrows. Lots of them.