Learning Through "Live" Chemical Structures
This page was
created for our organic chemistry students (Chemistry 32-235/335/535)
as a tool to learning three-dimensional chemical structures and foundamental
organic concepts through the computer. However, we hope others will
also enjoy using it.
In order to view the molecules and animations at this site, you
need two easily-obtained items: (both are
1.A FRAME-capable browser. Netscape
Navigator 3.0 or higher is highly recommended and is available from
2.Chemscape Chime, a wonderful
browser plug-in for viewing 3D molecules. Click
here to download (size: 2 MB).
If you are using a computer in one of the University's open computer
labs, the chance is that you are already capable of viewing the molecules
used on this page. Can you see the following ATP molecule rotating
on your screen? If yes, your browser is already configured with Chime
plug-in. To learn how to change the display mode (animation, resizing,
rotation, ball and stick model, space-filling model, etc.), go to
Chime Viewer Basics.
This is the space-filling model of ATP. If you don't see
the molecule in 3-d rotating, then you need to download
and install Chime plug-in.
Follow the above link to download the correct version of Chemscape
Chime for the operating system you are running. Then install Chime
1. Download Chime to a temporary directory or folder;
2. Run the self-extracting program. Follow the directions of the
installer. Be sure that installer chooses to install into the directory
containing your default version of Netscape.
To view an
interactive tutorial, click on a topic displayed in the left frame
I hope you enjoy your visit to these tutorials. If you have any comments
or suggestions, please send an email to me by clicking the following