ChemDraw Magic Tricks: Quick Catalytic Cycles - Elliptic is the New Round

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Learn how to quickly draw a catalytic cycle mechanism in ellipse shape using ChemDraw's arrow tool. This in-depth tutorial covers how to customize arrows, duplicate and overlay reaction components, and distort circles into elliptical shapes.
Follow along as a Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction mechanism is sketched step-by-step. Includes tips on aligning molecules and intermediates, joining structures, and adding labels/annotations.
Discover advanced techniques for neat and efficient drawing of organic chemistry reaction mechanisms. Useful for students, researchers, and chemists who need to illustrate catalytic cycles, arrows, and curved reaction coordinates.
Master the arrow tool in ChemDraw, ChemDoodle, ChemSketch, ChemAxon Marvin or other chemical drawing programs. Drawing elliptical cycles can help visualize catalytic mechanisms in a more aesthetically pleasing layout.

[@muhammadawaisalikharal6903]

Thanks I got the idea to adjust the arrow accordingly helpful video

[@TheMasterLuiz]

You're a true wizard. I'm just a padawan yet. But I'll learn to perform this an cient magic one day. Thanks.

[@IMattHarding666]

wow, amazing, will definitely be coming back to your videos when i start part 2 of my course next year, you are so fast, hopefully i can do this with some practice!

[@bdnugget]

This could have saved me years of trouble, I remember spending an hour on a Suzuki mechanism and it wasn't even round nor elliptical in the end.

[@TabTonic]

I just did this. Then I sent it to someone and he sent this video back to me. lmao

[@PierreMx3]

Thanks Matt! Normally with all the videos out there, there's all you need to draw that fast!

[@B_u_L_i]

This is such a life saver, tysm!!

[@TheEchoes1993]

Really nice job! Are more videos comming out soon?

[@PierreMx3]

Thanks James, don't worry there will be more. Please share with as many people as you can!

[@softballbabe4411]

I wish I had found this before I finished my thesis, lol

[@PierreMx3]

Then make sure you spread the word and help the next generations with their upcoming theses :-)

[@hafsaayubsatti8532]

great

[@Mayrus61]

thank you so much! I'll get everyone in my lab to watch your videos!

[@yogeshjagtap8692]

It is very helpful. Thank you

[@TheMasterLuiz]

You're a Magician!!!

[@sotolidia]

Hi, Pierre, I need your help. How do you type/draw problems that include triglycerides? How do you draw the Lecithin Molecule in Chem Draw? Thank you?

[@JohnGarrison_JohnMGarrison]

Very nice! Thanks, Pierre!

[@kalyan429]

Could you please tell how to put color inside the rings (benzene or cyclohexane) ??please suggest me an option make this possibility....

[@PierreMx3]

Naresh Venneti the only option to do that is to use the template shapes, and place them behind the structure. If the shape is quite complex use the pen tool and build a shape that matches and fill it with color

[@shaistarai8040]

I have problem to join 2 structures.... How you select 2 different positions ?? If i select one point then other the first one uautomatically unselecte 😐 kindly guide me

[@PierreMx3]

Hold shift while you click for an additive selection

[@subratahazra5146]

Really helpful.... Thanks

[@coloradowilderness3139]

Wonderful. Thank you

[@emadganem9762]

It is very useful tutorial video, thanks for your efforts!!

[@dhirendrabrahmchari4546]

I am using chemdraw ultra 7 it does not have the features of curving the bonds .... Please help me

[@junaidlatif2881]

ChemBioDraw he is using

[@fengyang1624]

super helpful

[@MBogdos96]

Thank you so much now my whole literature review will not look like garbage

[@PierreMx3]

Always glad to help! You should check out my latest video, there are some neat time-saving improvements in ChemDraw 17!

[@MBogdos96]

ChemDrawWizard Thanks! Absolutely will do. It will make my life a lot easier. Keep up the good work

[@ninazhang2012]

Awesome

[@croteins]

awesome