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Generic Query Atom

MarvinSketch supports the following types of generic query atoms:

Name Description
A Any atom except hydrogen
AH Any atom including hydrogen
Q Heteroatom (any atom except hydrogen and carbon)
QH Heteroatom or hydrogen (any atom except carbon)
M Metal (contains alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, actinides, lanthanides, poor(basic) metals, Ge, Sb, and Po)
MH Metal or hydrogen
X Halogen (F, Cl, Br or I)
XH Halogen or hydrogen

Generic Query Atoms can be added to a query structure to include a wide range of elements. For a more detailed description of this please see the Query Guide.
To add a Generic Query Atom to the molecule, select one of the Generic Query Atom types from the Periodic Table and place it on the canvas.