I don't remember how I installed this, but marvinsketch is by far the fanciest molecular drawing application on linux. It's written in java, which means that it runs natively (well, as natively as something like java can run).
Note:
it's free for academia only and you will need to register.To get MarvinBeans, go to
https://www.chemaxon.com/ and register as an academic. Then go to
http://www.chemaxon.com/download/marvin-suite/ and download the 64 bit linux installer with jre.
Presumable you can install it by doing
sh marvinbeans-6.1.0-linux_with_jre64.sh
in the download directory.
Once it's installed create a file called ~/.local/share/applications/marvinsketch.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=MarvinSketch
GenericName=MarvinSketch
Comment=Software for drawing molecules
Exec=sh /home/me/ChemAxon/MarvinBeans/MarvinSketch
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Science
Version=6.1
You should now be able to find it in GNOME 3.
There are a lot of similarities between ISISDraw and MarvinSketch -- and that's a good thing since it allows people like myself to draw molecules quickly without thinking too much about it.
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| A Blank slate |
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| Running Chem Inspector |
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| It didn't like my wedges |
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| I turned the structure into 3D and rotated it |
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| Elemental analysis |
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