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00:01 Hello everyone,Welcome to this tutorial on Introduction to Jmol Application.
00:07 In this tutorial, I will briefly explain about
00:11 Jmol Application window and some basic operations.
00:16 We will learn about:
00:18 Menu bar, Tool bar and 'Jmol' panel
00:22 How to modify the size of Jmol panel
00:25 Create models of simple organic molecules.
00:28 Build molecules by substituting hydrogen with a Methyl group.
00:34 We will also learn
00:36 to Minimize energy to get a stable conformation
00:41 and Save the image as '.mol' file.
00:45 To follow this tutorial, you should have knowledge of:
00:49 High school Chemistry and Basic Organic Chemistry.
00:53 To record this tutorial, I am using:
00:56 Ubuntu Operating System version. 12.04
01:00 Jmol version 12.2.2
01:03 and Java version 7.
01:06 Please note-for Jmol Application to run smoothly, you should have Java installed on your system.
01:14 About Jmol Application-
01:17 It is: * A free and open source Molecular Viewer.
01:21 Used to create and view 3 dimensional models of chemical structures.
01:27 And also used to view secondary structures of proteins and macromolecules.
01:33 Information regarding download and installation-
01:37 For Ubuntu OS, installation of Jmol is done using Ubuntu Software Center.
01:45 Please follow this tutorial in the Linux series on our website: www.spoken-tutorial.org
01:56 For installation on Windows, Mac OS and Android devices, please visit: www.jmol.sourceforge.net
02:08 and follow the instructions given on the web page to install.
02:13 I have already installed Jmol Application on my system using Ubuntu Software Center.
02:20 To open the Jmol Application, click on Dash home.
02:24 Type Jmol in the search box.
02:27 Jmol icon appears on the screen.
02:30 Click on the Jmol icon to open the Jmol Application window.
02:35 Jmol Application window has a Menu bar at the top.
02:40 Below the Menu bar, there is a Tool bar.
02:43 Here is the Display area which is referred to as Jmol panel.
02:48 In the menu bar, there are various options like- File, Edit, Display etc.
02:56 Each of these have various sub-options as well.
03:00 Tools menu has tools to measure distances between atoms, apart from other options.
03:07 We will learn about these options in subsequent tutorials.
03:12 Help menu has a lot of useful information about Jmol Application.
03:18 It also has a User Guide which contains the documentation.
03:23 Tool bar has a number of menu icons.
03:27 The menu icons execute certain functions quickly; for e.g.- Open, Save, Export, Print etc.
03:37 Here is a set of icons- to rotate, select a set of atoms, measure distances etc.
03:47 “ modelkit” icon is used to create and edit molecular models.
03:53 The Jmol panel can be resized according to our requirement.
03:58 Take the cursor to any corner of the window till it changes to an arrow indicator.
04:04 Now, resize the window by dragging diagonally upwards or downwards.
04:10 Display menu in the Menu bar can also be used to change the size of the panel.
04:16 Click on Display menu and select Resize option.
04:20 A dialog-box opens where we can specify the width and height dimensions, in pixels.
04:27 I need a window of size 800 by 600 pixels.
04:32 So, I will type 800 space 600 and click on the OK button.
04:41 Now the Jmol panel is resized to 800 by 600 pixels.
04:47 Let's now proceed to create models of some simple organic molecules.
04:53 Modelkit allows us to build and modify models with energy minimization.
05:00 Click on the “modelkit” icon in the tool bar.
05:04 A model of Methane appears on the panel.
05:07 A menu appears on the top-left corner of the Jmol panel.
05:12 Features of this menu include ability to * Easily add, delete, drag atoms
05:19 Add functional groups
05:21 Delete, add and rotate bonds
05:25 add hydrogens, minimize and save files etc.
05:30 To use a particular feature on the menu, click on the check-box provided.
05:35 The Modelkit function allows us to substitute a hydrogen atom with a Methyl group.
05:41 Bring the cursor to the hydrogen atom, you want to substitute.
05:46 A red ring appears on that hydrogen atom.
05:50 Click on the atom.
05:52 You will notice that a Methyl group has been added.
05:56 Methane molecule is now converted to Ethane.
06:00 Repeat the same step as before.
06:03 Click on the hydrogen atom to get a model of Propane.
06:07 Energy minimization on this molecule will give us the most stable conformation.
06:13 To do Energy minimization-
06:15 Scroll down the options in the Modelkit menu.
06:19 Click on the option minimize.
06:22 We now have the model of the most stable conformation of Propane molecule.
06:28 To save this structure as a '.mol' file, open the Modelkit menu.
06:33 Scroll down the menu and click on save file option.
06:37 A Save dialog-box appears on the screen.
06:41 Click on the folder where you want to save your file.
06:45 I am choosing Desktop as the location for saving my file.
06:50 So, select Desktop and click on the Open button.
06:54 Go to the File Name and type propane in the text-box.
06:59 Click on Files of Type and select MOL option.
07:03 Now, click on the Save button at the bottom right of the dialog-box.
07:08 3D model of Propane will be saved as '.mol' file on the Desktop.
07:14 To exit Jmol: click on the File menu and select Exit option to exit the program.
07:21 Let's summarize.In this tutorial, we learnt :
07:25 About Jmol Application window.
07:27 To resize the Jmol panel.
07:29 To use the Modelkit function in the Tool bar to create 3D models of simple organic molecules like Methane, Ethane and Propane.
07:40 Build molecule by substitution of hydrogen with methyl group.
07:45 Energy minimization to get a stable conformation.
07:48 And save the image as .mol file.
07:52 Using the Jmol Modelkit function, make models of the following molecules:
07:58 2-4 Dimethyl Pentane and 3-Ethyl, 5-Methyl Heptane.
08:03 Minimize the energy to get a stable conformation.
08:07 Save the image as .mol file.
08:11 Rotate the model using the rotate molecule in the tool bar.
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