Cambridge Structural Database Online Documents

This page makes available reference and training material produced by the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) for their software. We include links to the relevant sections on the Cambridge website.

We have selected material for all the major CCDC components made available to registered users of the Chemical Database Service.

Product Descriptions

ConQuest, Mogul, IsoStar, Mercury, Vista, Rpluto, PreQuest,
Flyers, etc.
CSD System Flyer, Materials Module Flyer, Full Document Collection

Reference Manuals and Tutorials

ConQuest - CSD Primary Program for Searching and Retrieval
Mogul - CSD Knowledge-base of Molecular Geometry
IsoStar - CSD Knowledge-base of Non-Bonded Interactions
Mercury - Main CSD Molecular Display Package
Vista - Manipulate and Analyse Geometrical Parameters
Rpluto - Older Display Package but with some useful Analysis Features
PreQuest - Allows creation of Data Files in a format searchable by ConQuest