MolDraw Learn

How to draw rings, chairs and fused rings

Beginner 5 min 3 steps

Short answer: Pick a ring in the ring bar and click the canvas. Click a ring bond with benzene to fuse a second ring. Pick Chair to draw a cyclohexane chair.

You will learn to: Place a cyclohexane ring; Fuse two rings into naphthalene; Draw a cyclohexane chair.

1 Watch demo2 Try in editor

Watch the demo

Rings in about 20 seconds.

The steps in text

Step 1: Draw cyclohexane

  1. Open the menu on the C6 ring button (small arrow) and pick Flat C6.
  2. Click an empty spot.

Step 2: Draw naphthalene

  1. Click Clear canvas.
  2. Pick benzene and click the canvas.
  3. Keep benzene picked. Click the right side bond of the ring.

Step 3: Draw a cyclohexane chair

  1. Click Clear canvas.
  2. Open the C6 ring menu and pick Chair.
  3. Click an empty spot.

Try it in the editor

The full MolDraw editor opens here. It loads when you open this tab.

Questions and answers

How do I draw naphthalene?

Place benzene, then click one of its bonds with the benzene tool.

How do I draw a chair conformation?

Open the C6 ring menu, pick Chair and click the canvas.

Which ring sizes can I draw?

The ring bar has rings from 3 to 8 atoms.

For more detail, read the guide in the docs.