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These MOL files are data files. They contain molecular information in plain text format. This includes atom, bonds, coordinates, and connection information in text. The molfile has three line he...
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These MOL files are data files. They contain molecular information in plain text format. This includes atom, bonds, coordinates, and connection information in text. The molfile has three line header information. It also has atom info, bond connections and types, and sections.
MOL files store a single molecular structure model. MOL files use a plain text format. They describe atoms and chemical bonds between them. MOL files are often used to exchange this data. They are used between different molecular programs. MOL files can instead use the SDF extension. MOL are supported by software on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
The full name for MOL files is MDL Molfile. Symyx Technologies developed MDL Molfile format. MOL file format is in the Data Files category. Avogadro is a popular program to handle MOL files. But users can choose among 4 programs that support this format.
Avogadro
Open Babel