The XMDS molecular datasheet editor is steadily marching forward in terms of functionality: the reaction scheme editor has been complemented by separate display panels showing the quantities of each component in blocks, which can be opened up and edited. The green chemistry metrics (PMI, E-factor, atom economy) are also calculated and shown. In the interests of making the data useful for presentations, bitmapped or vector representations can be dragged directly into a graphics package (e.g. Pages, Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, etc.), and generation of SVG images is now supported, so reactions and molecules can be easily touched-up with a vector graphics editor like Inkscape. The XMDS app (for Mac OS X) is still in long beta, so you are welcome to try it out (just ask nicely). Continue reading →