ACD Chemsketch

Chemsketch is a suite of programs that will allow you to draw chemical structures and view them in a variety of ways, including as three-dimensional models. This program will be particularly useful to students taking organic chemistry classes and labs.

Use Chemsketch in the computer lab in Nott Hall

If you are on a College of Arts & Sciences computer in the computer lab in Nott Hall, the ChemSketch software is already installed.  Go to Start>Chemistry>ACD Labs> ChemSketch and double click to launch the software.

Download Chemsketch to your own computer

  1. Click on the ChemSketch banner below and you will be taken to the page to download ChemSketch 8.0.
  2. Follow the instructions on this page to download and install the program.
  3. ACD ChemSketch is freeware, so you can use most of the features without registering the program.
  4. UA has a site license for ChemSketch as well. The program may be used by Faculty, Staff, and Students of The University of Alabama. The registration code is: 9NS4G0G011VCHB1U6B.
  5. Be careful to copy down the Registration Code (case sensitive, all letters are upper case) which you will need to complete the registration. 

 
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