1CHT(1)                           User commands                          CHT(1)
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NAME

6       cht - chemtool drawings analyzer
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SYNOPSIS

10       cht [options] filename.cht
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DESCRIPTION

14       cht  is a commandline tool to derive the sum formula and molecular mass
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16       able  from  within  chemtool  to  calculate  these data for the current
17       structure or a marked fragment of it.
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19       cht currently recognizes the element symbols  C, H, O, N, P, S, Si,  B,
20       Br,  Cl,  F, I, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge,
21       In, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Sn, Sr, Te, Ti,  Tl,  V,
22       Zn  (that  is,  all main group elements except the noble gases, and the
23       first row of transition metals) and the abbreviations Ac, Ade, Bn,  Bu,
24       iBu,  tBu,  Bz,  BOC,  Cyt, CE, DBAM, DMAM, DMTr, Et, Gua, Me, Ms, MOC,
25       MOM, MMTr, Ph, Pr, iPr, Tf, Thy, Tol, Tr, Ts, TBDMS, TBDPS, TMS,  TMTr,
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28       It can handle two levels of parentheses; e.g. P[OCH(CH_3)_2]_3.
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30       When cht detects any duplicate (overlapping) bonds in the drawing file,
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OPTIONS

36       cht understands the following options:
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39              Displays brief help and list of options.
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41       -e, --exact
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BUGS

52       cht can misinterpret molecules that contain the 'aromatic ring' symbol,
53       as it uses a fixed search radius to identify the aromatic  system  that
54       it  denotes.  It also does not handle the 'partial double bond', so you
55       should avoid these two in drawings that you intend to use with cht.
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57       A label that is offset from the corresponding bond  end  by  more  than
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61       In general, one should check the plausibility of the generated sum for‐
62       mula wherever possible.
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SEE ALSO

66       chemtool(1)
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AUTHOR

70       Radek Liboska
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751.6.13                           June 17, 2001                          CHT(1)