Copy a Molecule from ChemDraw as CDXML Text

To bring ChemDraw data into Rowan Patents, the data needs to be copied as CDXML text. Here's how to do that.

Written by Laura Berwick

Updated over a year ago

Open a ChemDraw file in the ChemDraw application.
Select the molecule(s) you wish to copy using the lasso tool or Select All command.
Copy molecules as CDXML text using Ctrl+D/Cmd-D

OR

Use the Edit menu Copy As > CDXML Text option.
The copied text can be pasted into the integrated ChemDraw Tool or directly into your Rowan Patents application.