Chemistry & Biochemistry: ChemDraw / ChemOffice / MNova Lite

ChemOffice, ChemDraw and MNova @ UC San Diego

UC San Diego has a campus-wide license for ChemOffice for Windows, ChemDraw for macOS, MNova Lite (aka MeRestNova Lite ChemDraw Edition), and Signals Notebook Individual Edition. It's funded by the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Campus IT Services. The Library doesn't support these products; this information is just to help you access these resources.

To launch a SciFinder-n or Reaxys search from within ChemDraw: select the structure in question, then select the SciFinderⁿ or Reaxys icon. VPN must be running for you to connect to these databases. To add these to your ChemDraw interface, go to Add-ins.

Download and Install ChemOffice (or ChemDraw) and MNova

Start at the Revvity Signals ChemDraw Subscription Gallery and search for the University of California San Diego. You'll see two registration options: the first is for ChemDraw (including MNova), and the second is for the cloud applications.

Sign up to create an account with Revvity Signals or log in if you already have an account. Use your ucsd.edu email address for registration.
From the List Entitlements page, you should get a link or list of available downloads and the product activation code.
- From there, you'll get software downloads for ChemDraw Suite v23 Windows, and ChemDraw Professional v23 for Mac OSX, along with the user guides.
To obtain the license ID for MNova, complete the webform on the page or contact support@mestrelab.com with your UC San Diego email address. The ChemDraw order number is also on the List Entitlements page.
Please contact maryam at ucsd dot edu if you have problems registering with PerkinElmer or downloading the software. Include something like Revvity Signals registration problem or ChemDraw software installation issue in the subject line.

To register for the cloud applications, enter your UCSD email. Then follow the instructions to access ChemOffice+ Cloud and Revvity Signals Notebook.

For the Signals sign-in prompt in ChemOffice+, the URL (if the field is empty) should be https://chemdraweln.signalsresearch.revvitycloud.com

More Structure Drawing Programs

BIOVIA Draw (no-fee version)
Chemical structure drawing tool. No-fee option for academic and non-commercial use, but registration required to download. Formerly Accelrys (ISIS/Draw).
ChemDoodle
Structure/reaction editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. Includes ChemDoodle 2D, 3D, and mobile. Several pricing options, with a free trial available.
MarvinSketch & MarvinView
Free structure/reaction drawing editor from ChemAxon. Structure editor supporting multiple file formats, for Windows, Mac and Linux. Marvin JS is one of the editor options in Reaxys, along with ChemDraw JS.

Free access is for personal, non-commercial use only. Prompted to renew every 2 months. Registration required. Under your account info, you'll find a alphanumeric license key and an offline license for downloading. You can use either option to activate your Marvin license once installed.