2.2. Features
GChemCalc supports parenthesis and brackets to any level provided each one is matched as in the following example:
Abbreviations such as "Ph" for a phenyl substituant are supported.
This is also true for abbreviations such as Pr which might represent either a praseodymium atom or a propyl group. Three options are available in the menu:
- Guess
GChemCalc try to guess if the symbol represents an atom or a group, PrCl is analyzed as propyl chloride, while PrCl3 is praseodymium chloride; however, this method might fail in some cases such as PrPr3 which will not be recognized as trypropylpraseodymium, at least with this version of GChemCalc.
- Atom
Ambiguous symbols are interpreted as atoms.
- Nickname
Ambiguous symbols are interpreted as groups.
Custom nicknames can be defined using the GChemPaint application.