ORTEP - DefineToEnd

With this option, a set of bonds originating from a central atom to selected atoms will be replaced by a dash line to the corresponding centre of gravity.

In general, this function will be used for bonds between a metal and atoms partaking in a unsaturated system (e.g. a C=C bond).

Procedure:

  1. Click on the 'Define' menu box.

  2. Click on base atom ( in general a metal)

  3. Click on the atoms determining the centre of gravity to which a substituting dashed bond has to be drawn.

  4. Click on the 'End' field.

Alternatively issue the keyboard instruction:

DEFINE at1 TO at2 at3 at4 at5

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22-Apr-2001 A.L.Spek