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Draw a G-group Query in the CrossFire Commander

 

 
  1. Double-click in the structure area of the CrossFire commander to open the CrossFire Structure Editor.  Draw the parent by following either Step 2 or Step 3 below.

 

     

  1. Draw the indene using the Ring tools.  Using the Select tool, click the Benzene ring tool.  Click the Cyclopentene tool.  Click the dot in the center of one of the doublebonds on the cyclopentene.  Drag the structure until it fuses to one of the doublebonds on the benzene.

 

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  1. Draw the indene using the Template file tool.  Using the Select tool, click the Template File button.  Select File> Open and click Aromatic.BSD.  Doubleclick 1H-indene to select it.

 

 
  1. Select the Edit tool.

 

  1. Click a carbon on the benzene and drag to draw a bond.

 

  1. Click the carbon at the end of the bond to access the Atom Attributes box.

 

 

   

  1. Type G1 into the box below Symbol. Click the checkbox for Set to Current to set the Edit tool to G1.

 

 
  1. Click another carbon in the benzene and drag to draw the G1-labled bond.  Repeat for the remaining 2 carbons.

 

  1. Draw the G-group.  “X” is a predefined generic group meaning “halogen”.  To draw the X, click anywhere near the parent structure.  Click the atom you just drew so that you can change it.  Type X into the box under Symbol in the Atom Attributes box.  Click OK.

 

 
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