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<font face="serif">So it sounds like both of you are having some
issues with the last molecule. That was expected. You might
want to review the following web pages to help to get some more
tips on how to use Molden.<br>
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</font><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://people.chem.ucsb.edu/kahn/kalju/chem226/public/task1C.html">http://people.chem.ucsb.edu/kahn/kalju/chem226/public/task1C.html</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://hjklol.mit.edu/content/quick-tip-building-molecules-molden">http://hjklol.mit.edu/content/quick-tip-building-molecules-molden</a><br>
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The tutorials above will talk about Z-matrix format. I think the
first one has a link to a website that describes it more in detail.
You both may want to have a look at it -- and understand how the
coordinates in your molecule are related -- before you go any
further. A really useful feature of the Z-Mat editor in molden is
that it color codes these relationships (of you click on an atom in
an molecule on the graphical display, the associated atoms that are
used to define its coordinates are highlighted in the editor).<br>
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There are other web pages out there - but start with these. I am
also going to try and get the "tinker" backend running for you on
Molden so you can "minimize as you build".<br>
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pounds_aj@mercer.edu">pounds_aj@mercer.edu</a>)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://faculty.mercer.edu/pounds_aj">http://faculty.mercer.edu/pounds_aj</a>
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