CCL: What is the format of this file containing Cartesian coordinates?



Andrew, I pasted the coordinates into Avogadro and the resultant molecule looks very strange.
You should try to re-build.
 
One suggestion is to use Symyx Draw to redo the desired structure. Save it as a mol file. SD will not display in 3D but Avogadro (in my experience) will convert any standard drawing into a space-filling molecule.
 
 
Save it then use the Extensions in Avogadro to optimize geometry. Do this repeatedly until the structure seems stable. Then you can generate an inp(ut) file which will need more editing to fit your needs.
 
Tom Hockswender
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Andrew DeYoung andrewdaviddeyoung=-=gmail.com <owner-chemistry*ccl.net> wrote:

Sent to CCL by: Andrew DeYoung [andrewdaviddeyoung.*.gmail.com]
Dear Professor Holland,

Thank you.  I have downloaded and installed Avogadro.  Unfortunately,
Avogadro will not open the below text containing the coordinates (if I
save this text in an extensionless file called "mytest"); it gives me
an error message:

"Reading molecular file failed"

Do you have any other ideas?

Thank you so much for your time.

Andrew DeYoung
Carnegie Mellon University

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Edward Holland
hollandej~~Cardiff.ac.uk <owner-chemistry : ccl.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> Handy tip: You can copy and paste many common formats directly into Avogadro
> (Main Page - Avogadro - Free cross-platform molecule editor) You can then
> visualise it here or save into a format you are more familiar with.
>
> Yours
>
> Ed Holland
>
> On 8 Jan 2012, at 19:50, Andrew DeYoung andrewdaviddeyoung- -gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> -0.02689401 0.05432733 1.07516282 3 H 1
> 0.03282702 -0.01179385 0.68330051 2 O 2
> 0.60586594 -0.05478650 -1.06215854 3 H 3
> 0.54625340 0.01126245 -0.67028541 2 O 4
> -0.00037430 0.00545262 0.11451905 1 C 5
> -0.87007097 0.50375034 -0.04749619 1 C 6
> -0.86607388 -0.50142967 -0.04692549 1 C 7
> 0.87536552 0.51049597 0.02025204 1 C 8
> 0.87795979 -0.51877321 0.02366501 1 C 9
> -0.00283324 1.00386837 -0.01257709 1 C 10
> 0.00039748 -1.00136092 -0.01066833 1 C 11
> -1.73307292 0.00197123 -0.03871588 1 C 12
> -0.86683173 1.50543512 -0.02856670 1 C 13
> -0.86909689 -1.50476823 -0.02691608 1 C 14
> 1.73809709 0.00167020 0.06437659 1 C 15
> 0.86891453 1.50286912 0.03907748 1 C 16
> 0.87181125 -1.50614862 0.04060303 1 C 17
> -1.73625671 1.00707540 -0.04218536 1 C 18
> -1.73743458 -1.00321958 -0.04099753 1 C 19
> 1.73948240 1.00519036 0.06254294 1 C 20
> 1.73748379 -1.00684011 0.06397068 1 C 21
> -0.00097315 2.00519687 -0.00474136 1 C 22
> -0.00025493 -2.00481803 -0.00256281 1 C 23
> -2.60679486 0.50744858 -0.05730558 1 C 24
> -2.60244033 -0.49997860 -0.05660149 1 C 25
> -1.73600183 2.00826255 -0.03828653 1 C 26
> -1.73589004 -2.00632024 -0.03581581 1 C 27
> -0.86809971 2.50743539 -0.01969374 1 C 28
> -0.86743107 -2.50800945 -0.01663035 1 C 29
> 1.73739025 -2.00803386 0.03602309 1 C 30
> 0.86918912 -2.50605556 0.01898868 1 C 31
> -2.60674237 1.50998962 -0.06149746 1 C 32
> -2.60337977 -1.50359739 -0.05952099 1 C 33
> -0.00151756 3.01254125 0.00026303 1 C 34
> -1.73833995 3.01353076 -0.04134158 1 C 35
> 1.73896850 -3.01089377 0.04144619 1 C 36
> -2.60747482 2.51319434 -0.06379837 1 C 37
> 0.87160242 -3.51651549 0.01963025 1 C 38
> -2.60959081 3.52137327 -0.06444686 1 C 39
> 1.74167046 -4.01903762 0.03732286 1 C 40
> 0.57935253 -0.00591929 -0.10150666 1 C 41
> -0.29895259 0.51824224 -0.01065610 1 C 42
> -0.29637000 -0.51095564 -0.00724144 1 C 43
> -1.15911004 -0.00215128 -0.05137018 1 C 44
> 0.57861451 1.00085598 0.02367761 1 C 45
> 0.58190077 -1.00453933 0.02559150 1 C 46
> -1.15848220 1.00634128 -0.05096692 1 C 47
> -1.16048708 -1.00566650 -0.04953595 1 C 48
> 1.44505788 0.50095217 0.05994684 1 C 49
> 1.44905447 -0.50423433 0.06052232 1 C 50
> -0.29287191 1.50575663 -0.02758935 1 C 51
> -0.28990959 -1.50337425 -0.02606221 1 C 52
> -2.02697593 0.50391544 -0.04217217 1 C 53
> -2.02491349 -0.50419505 -0.04152028 1 C 54
> 1.44809109 1.50425324 0.03991273 1 C 55
> 1.44587383 -1.50598582 0.04156281 1 C 56
> 0.57921418 2.00435850 0.01557045 1 C 57
> 0.58001551 -2.00575731 0.01775155 1 C 58
> -1.15838843 2.00756158 -0.02302302 1 C 59
> -1.15757535 -2.00795444 -0.02057379 1 C 60
> 2.31207394 -0.00245438 0.05172946 1 C 61
> -2.02776434 1.50719055 -0.04446594 1 C 62
> -2.02602610 -1.50572182 -0.04269775 1 C 63
> 2.31642963 1.00271453 0.05400912 1 C 64
> 2.31524228 -1.00755964 0.05519446 1 C 65
> -0.29021505 2.50557497 -0.00598370 1 C 66
> -0.28747789 -2.51054533 -0.00287556 1 C 67
> 1.44708230 -2.50791413 0.03270193 1 C 68
> 2.31499473 -2.00876451 0.05130262 1 C 69
> 0.58051995 -3.01303700 0.01275161 1 C 70
> -2.02771967 2.50972812 -0.04865231 1 C 71
> -1.15998355 3.01040245 -0.02842868 1 C 72
> 2.31732484 -3.01400623 0.05435683 1 C 73
> 1.45151430 -3.51897104 0.03339008 1 C 74
> -2.03208004 3.51717648 -0.04935652 1 C 75
> 2.31999134 -4.02068999 0.05257440 1 C 76
>
>



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