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XyMTeX

ΧyMTeΧ is a macro package for TeX which renders high-quality chemical structure diagrams. Using the typesetting system, the name is styled as XϒMTeX. It was originally written by Shinsaku Fujita . Molecules are defined by TeX markup.

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XyMTeX
Original authorsShinsaku Fujita (藤田眞作, Fujita Shinsaku)
DeveloperShinsaku Fujita
Release1 December 1993 (1993-12-01)1
Stable release
5.062 / 1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)3
PlatformMultiplatform (TeX)
Size15125 KB3
TypeMolecule editor
LicenseLaTeX Project Public License 1.32
Websitexymtex.com/fujitas3/xymtex/indexe.html

ΧyMTeΧ is a macro package for TeX which renders high-quality chemical structure diagrams. Using the typesetting system, the name is styled as XϒMTeX. It was originally written by Shinsaku Fujita (藤田眞作, Fujita Shinsaku). Molecules are defined by TeX markup.

Example

The following code produces the image for corticosterone below. 

\documentclass{letter}
\usepackage{epic,carom}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
\begin{picture}(1000,500)
   \put(0,0){\steroid[d]{3D==O;{{10}}==\lmoiety{H$_{3}$C};{{13}}==\lmoiety{H$_{3}$C};{{11}}==HO}}
   \put(684,606){\sixunitv{}{2D==O;1==OH}{cdef}}
\end{picture}
\end{document}
Corticosterone as rendered by XyMTeX source ↗
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Fujita, Shinsaku (1996-08-16). "XyMTeX: A Macro Package Set for Typesetting Chemical Structural Formulas" (1.01 ed.). Minami-Ashigara, Kanagawa, Japan: Ashigara Research Laboratories. p. 2. Archived from the original (DVI) on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. "CTAN: Package xymtex". CTAN. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  3. Fujita, Shinsaku (2016-09-02). "XyMTeX for Drawing Chemical Structures". Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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