Molecule of the Month


These sites require Chime. Structures can be downloaded for viewing and manipulation. Active links are included for archives at Bristol and Oxford. Since molecules are added continually, the primary sites should be visited.


University of Bristol * Imperial College * Oxford University * University of Birmingham


University of Bristol

Date Molecule
Normal (N), Chime (C) or Java (J) versions
Contributor Location
April 1997 Cyclooctene (N) (C) David Bradley Freelance Science Writer/Editor
Mar 1997 t-AlF3 (N) (C) (V) Armel Le Bail Laboratoire des Fluorures, University of Lemans, France
Feb 1997 Taxol (N) (C) Neil Edwards University of Bristol
Jan 1997 C60 Buckyballs (N) (C) Wyn Locke Imperial College London
Dec 1996 Decahelicene (N) (C) (J) Hens Borkent CAOS/CAMM Center, University of Nijmegen, NL
Nov 1996 Sialyl Lewis X (N) (C) Steven Isles and Alan Wilson University of Birmingham
Oct 1996 Water (N) Shawn Huston MDL Information Systems, Inc.
Sept 1996 Digitalis (N) (C) Paul May University of Bristol
Aug 1996 Helvetane and Israelane (N) (C) Mitchell Miller MDL Information Systems, Inc.
July 1996 Diamond (N) (C) Paul May University of Bristol
June 1996 Urea (N) (C) Stuart Fairall De Montfort University
May 1996 Ferrocene (N) (C) Karl Harrison University of Oxford
Apr 1996 Delta-THC (a cannabinoid) (N) Lee Banting Portsmouth University
Mar 1996 Phthalocyanine (N) (C) Alan Wilson University of Birmingham
Feb 1996 Aspirin (N) (C) Paul May University of Bristol
Jan 1996 Mauveine dye (C) Henry Rzepa Imperial College London


Coming soon...taxol, t-AlF3, Vitamin B12, uranium oxide, benzene, DNA, LSD, MSG, ozone,...


Imperial College London

Mauveine * FR-900848: Fungal Metabolite * Photosynthesis * Structure of DNA * Helicoidal Graphite

Caged Porphyrin Diels Alder catalyst * Fullerene


Oxford University

VRML Gemstones March 97

 Chime Plug-in

The three dimensional structure of Vitamins  Feb 97 Molecules in the Bathroom  July 96
Ecstasy  Jan 97 Ferrocene  Jun 96
Complex Carbohydrates
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 Dec 96 Molecules in a Coffee Cup  May 96
Structure of Amino Acids  Nov 96 Bioinorganic Picture and Chemical MIME Gallery  April 96
Wilkinson's Catalyst  Oct 96 Cyclosporin A  March 96
Random Chime Molecules for an Organic Test/Puzzle  Sep 96 Valium and Prozac  Feb 96
Taxol  Aug 96 Chemicals for Bald Men - Minoxidil  Jan 96


University of Birmingham

Phthalocyanine * Sialyl Lewis X