SMILESDRAWER v2.2.1
03 / EXAMPLES

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Molecules, reactions, and weighted overlays across every theme. Click a card to open in the playground.

Simple Molecules Aromatic Rings Heterocycles Drugs Complex Molecules Stereochemistry Reactions Weights

Simple Molecules

Basic organic structures and the fastest path to sanity-checking a render preset.

Methanol
CO
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Ethanol
CCO
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Acetic acid
CC(=O)O
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Halothane
FC(F)(F)C(Cl)Br
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Aromatic Rings

Aromatics, fused rings, and common systems where spacing and bond clarity matter.

Toluene
Cc1ccccc1
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Phenol
Oc1ccccc1
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Anthracene
c1ccc2cc3ccccc3cc2c1
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Benzene (Kekulé)
C1=CC=CC=C1
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Naphthalene (Kekulé)
C1=CC=C2C=CC=CC2=C1
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Heterocycles

Nitrogen-, oxygen-, and sulfur-containing rings that quickly expose label crowding.

Pyridine
c1ccncc1
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Indole
c1ccc2[nH]ccc2c1
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Thiophene
c1ccsc1
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Pyridine (Kekulé)
C1=CC=NC=C1
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Indole (Kekulé)
C1=CC=C2NC=CC2=C1
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Dithiopyr
CSC(=O)c1c(C)c(C(F)F)nc(C(F)(F)F)c1C(=O)SC
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Drugs

Common pharmaceutical structures with stereochemistry and denser functional group labeling.

Aspirin
CC(=O)Oc1ccccc1C(=O)O
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Caffeine
CN1C=NC2=C1C(=O)N(C(=O)N2C)C
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Rivaroxaban
C1COCC(=O)N1C2=CC=C(C=C2)N3C[C@@H](OC3=O)CNC(=O)C4=CC=C(S4)Cl
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Sulfamethoxazole
Cc1cc(NS(=O)(=O)c2ccc(N)cc2)no1
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Chloramphenicol
O=C(NC(CO)C(O)c1ccc([N+](=O)[O-])cc1)C(Cl)Cl
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Auranofin
CC(=O)OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](S[Au]P(CC)(CC)CC)[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H]1OC(=O)C
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Thyroxine
N[C@@H](Cc1cc(I)c(Oc2cc(I)c(O)c(I)c2)c(I)c1)C(=O)O
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Sarin
CC(C)OP(C)(F)=O
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VX
CCOP(=O)(C)SCCN(C(C)C)C(C)C
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Tabun
CCOP(=O)(C#N)N(C)C
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Complex Molecules

Larger structures where automatic sizing and selective overrides make the biggest difference.

Cholesterol
C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
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Glucose
OC[C@H]1OC(O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
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Testosterone
C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@@]34C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2O
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Stereochemistry

Chiral examples for checking wedge bonds, hydrogens, and compact drawing tradeoffs.

L-Alanine
N[C@@H](C)C(=O)O
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D-Alanine
N[C@H](C)C(=O)O
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L-Tryptophan
N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)O
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Reactions

Reaction SMILES rendered with reagent placement and arrow annotations intact.

SN2 Reaction
CBr.[OH-]>>CO.[Br-]
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Esterification
CC(=O)O.CO>>CC(=O)OC.O
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Finkelstein (with reagent)
C=CCBr.[Na+].[I-]>CC(=O)C>C=CCI.[Na+].[Br-] __{'textAboveArrow': 'acetone', 'textBelowArrow': '90%'}__
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Weights / Heatmap

Per-atom signed values rendered into a red/green overlay, using the same site themes as the rest of the gallery.

Diphenylamine Charges
c1ccc(Nc2ccccc2)cc1
Aspirin Pharmacophore
CC(=O)Oc1ccccc1C(=O)O
Caffeine Reactivity
Cn1c(=O)c2c(ncn2C)n(c1=O)C