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Title Slide

Welcome to this spoken tutorial on Overview of Avdogadro.
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Learning Objectives

In this tutorial we will learn,
  • About Avogadro software
  • Download and installation of Avogadro
  • To open the documentation page
  • About Avogadro interface
  • Benefits of Avogadro and
  • Play video clippings of Avogadro tutorials available on our website.
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System Requirement

To record this tutorial, I am using,

Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04

Avogadro version 1.1.1

Mozilla Firefox Browser 58.0.2

A working internet connection.

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Pre-requisites

To follow this tutorial you should have knowledge of high School Chemistry.
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About Avogadro

Avogadro is a three dimensional molecular builder, editor and visualization tool.

It is free and open source software.

We can build, load and edit 3D structures of various molecules.

It runs on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux operating systems.

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Download Avogadro on Windows OS.

Now we will download Avogadro on Windows operating system.
Type in the address bar avogadro.cc >> press Enter. Open your default browser.

In the address bar type avogadro.cc and press Enter.

Click on Download link. Click on Download link.
Point to the dialog-box. A dialog box opens, prompting us to save the file.
Click on Save File button.

Show the file in Downloads folder.

Click on Save File button.

Avogadro.exe file downloads to the Downloads folder.

Show the steps of installation.

Double click on Avogadro.exe file.

To install Avogadro, double click on Avogadro.exe file.
Point to the wizard Avogadro setup Wizard opens.
Click Next button. Click Next button in the wizard window.
Click on I Agree button. Click on I Agree button to continue installation.
Click on Create Avogadro Desktop Icon check box. Click on Create Avogadro Desktop Icon check box.
Click on Next button. Then click on Next button.
Click again on Next button. Click again on Next button.
click on Install button. Then click on Install button.

Installation takes a few seconds.

Click on Finish button in the wizard window.

Point to the window.

Click on Finish button in the wizard window to complete the installation.

Avogadro interface opens.

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Install Avogadro on Mac OSX

Let's learn to install Avogadro in Mac OSX.
In the Address bar type:

https://avogadro.cc

Open the default web browser in Mac OSX.

In the address bar type:

https://avogadro.cc.

Click on Download link.

Point to the page.

Click on the Download link.

Download Avogadro from SourceForge page opens.

Point to the dialog-box. A dialog box opens prompting us to save the file.
Click on Save File radio button. Select the Save File radio button.
Click on OK button Then click on OK button at the bottom.
Point to .dmg file in the Downloads folder. Avogadro downloads as .dmg file to the Downloads folder.
Double click the folder to open it.

Point to the file.

Double-click the folder to open it.

Avogadro file browser opens.

Drag the Avogadro icon to Applications folder.

Point to the progress bar.

Drag the Avogadro icon to Applications folder.

Avogadro software will be copied to the Applications folder.

Click on Applications icon on left panel to open. Click on Applications icon on the left panel to open it.
Point to Avogadro icon in the Applications folder.

Click on Avogadro icon.

Notice the Avogadro icon in the Applications folder.

Click on Avogadro icon.

Point to the message.

Click Ok button at the bottom.

Unidentified developer message appears.

Click on the Ok button at the bottom.

Select Security & Privacy option. Open System Preferences window and select Security & Privacy option.
In Security & Privacy window >>

Select Click the lock to make changes icon.

In Security & Privacy window,

select Click the lock to make changes icon.

Point to the box.

Type the username and password.

In the unlock Security & Privacy preferences box, type username and password.
Click Unlock button at the bottom. Click Unlock button at the bottom.
Point to Allow apps downloaded from:

select Anywhere radio button.

Under Allow apps downloaded from:

select Anywhere radio button.

Cick on Allow From Anywhere button. Then click on Allow From Anywhere button.
Select Click the lock to make changes icon. Click on Click the lock to make changes icon.
Click on close(X) button. Close the Security & Privarcy window.
Click on Avogadro icon. Click on Avogadro icon.
Point to the message box.

In the box click Open button.

A message box opens.

In the box click Open button.

Point to the window. Avogadro application opens.
Cursor on Avogadro window. This means we have installed Avogadro successfully on our Mac OSX machine.
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Install Avogadro on Ubuntu Linux

Now, we will learn to install Avogadro on Ubuntu Linux machine.
Show Synaptic Package Manager window

Show Ubuntu Software Center window

In Ubuntu Linux OS, we can directly download Avogadro using either-
  • Synaptic Package Manager or
  • Ubuntu Software center.
Point to the window. I have already opened Ubuntu Software center using the Launcher.
In the Search box type avogadro.

Point to the icon.

Click on the icon.

In the Search box type avogadro.

Avogadro icon appears.

Click on the icon.

Point to More Info button.

Click on More Info button.

Below the icon, you can see a button named More Info.

Click on this button.

Hover the mouse over information.

Click on Install button.

A window opens with all the information about Avogadro.

On the right side of the window, click on Install button.

Point to the installation >> Point to the dialog-box. Once the installation starts, Authenticate dialog-box opens.
Type the system password >> click on Authenticate button at the bottom.

Point to the Installation progress bar.

Type the system password and click on

Authenticate button at the bottom.

Installation takes a few seconds.

Point to the green coloured tick mark. Once the installation is complete,

you can see a green coloured tick mark on the Avogadro icon.

This means we have successfully installed Avogadro on our Ubuntu Linux machine.
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Installation of Java Virtual Machine

Install Java Virtual Machine for smooth working of Avogadro software.

Here is the link to install java.

https://java.com/download.

Now I will show the documentation page of Avogadro.
type https://avogadro.cc/docs/

Point to the address bar.

Open your default web browser.

In the address bar type:

https://avogadro.cc/docs/

Point to the page. A new page open with the details about documentation of Avogadro.
Cursor on the interface. This is the Avogadro interface.
Click on each menu option and show. It has a standard menu bar with menu items.

We will learn about each of these in detail in the series.

Point to the tool bars. Below the menu bar we have various tool bars.
Now we will see the benefits of Avogadro.
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Benefits of Avogadro

  • It offers flexible high quality rendering
  • Energy minimisation can be done for the molecules to obtain stable conformations.
  • It has a huge fragment library to load inbuilt structures
  • Files can be exported to png, jpg, bmp file formats.
  • Two or more structures can be built or loaded on the panel.
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Video Clippings

Now, we will briefly go through the individual tutorials created in this series.
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Build molecules

  • Import molecules from database
  • Rotate, zoom in and zoom out
  • Build molecules, show fragment library
  • Set up force field and optimize
  • geometry
  • Measure bond lengths, bond angles and dihedral angles
The first tutorial, Build molecules explains how to,

Build molecules

Show fragment library

Set up force field and optimize geometry

Measure bond lengths, bond angles and dihedral angles.

Play ST Here is the video clipping of this tutorial.
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Edit Molecules

Add and delete atoms and bonds

Rotate bonds

Change length of the bond

Change hydrogen to methyl group

Copy, paste and join structures

The next tutorial is Edit Molecules.

This tutorial explains about, editing properties in Avogadro.

Play ST Let us listen to the video clipping of the tutorial.
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Create surfaces

Properties of molecules, label the atoms with partial charge

Create Van der waals surfaces

The next tutorial in the series is Create surfaces.

This tutorial explains about,

Properties of molecules, label the atoms with partial charge

Create Van der waals surfaces.

Play ST Let us listen to the video clipping of this tutorial.
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Hydrogen Bonding

How to configure Avogadro

Show Hydrogen bonding in molecules

Measure length of hydrogen bonds

Show force display type and dipole moments in molecules

Next tutorial is Hydrogen Bonding.

This tutorial explains,

How to configure Avogadro

Show hydrogen bonding in molecules

Show force display type and dipole moments in molecules.

Play ST Let us listen to the video clipping of the tutorial.
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General Features in Avogadro

Proton transfer in molecules by changing pH values

Load crystal structure and show Miller planes

Build super cells

Show geometries in coordination compounds

Build nanotubes.

Next tutorial is General Features in Avogadro.


This tutorial explains about,

Proton transfer in molecules by changing pH values

Load crystal structure and show Miller planes

Build super cells and nanotubes

Show geometries in coordination compounds.

Play ST Let us listen to the video clipping of this tutorial.
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Stereoisomerism

Conformational isomerism

Geometrical isomerism

R-S configuration with examples

Next tutorial is Stereoisomerism.


This tutorial explains about,

Stereoisomerism with examples.

Play ST Let us listen to the video clipping of this tutorial.
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File Extensions

Prepare input files for computational chemistry programmes such as:

GAMESS, Gaussian, MOPAC, NWChem

View molecular orbitals and calculate IR spectrum using output files generated from:

GAMESS

Gaussian.

Next tutorial is File Extensions.

This tutorial explains about,

How to prepare input files for computational chemistry programmes


View molecular orbitals and calculate IR spectrum.

Play ST Let us listen to the video clipping of this tutorial.
Let us summarise now.
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Summary

In this tutorial we have learnt,
  • About Avogadro software
  • Download and installation of Avogadro
  • To open the documentation page
  • About Avogadro interface
  • Benefits of Avogadro and
  • Play video clippings of Avogadro tutorials available on our website.
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Assignment

As an assignment,

Install Avogadro on your machine.

Open Avogadro interface and explore.

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Assignment

Another assignment.
  • Go through the menus and tool bars.
  • Change the background colour of the Panel.
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Acknowledgement


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