File Formats : XYZ format

XYZ format

Marvin imports and exports XYZ molecule files that have the following format:

[ # optional comment line ]     not written but allowed at import
[  N                      ]     always written, but can be omitted in imported files  
[  name\tE                ]     always written, but can be omitted in imported files
	atom1 x y z
	atom2 x y z
	...
	atomN x y z

where N is the number of atoms and E is the energy (optional). If energy is set for the molecule, then it is separated from the molecule name with a TAB ("\t") character.

Restrictions of the XYZ format:

• Bonds are not stored.
• As a consequence, all the hydrogens must be explicit, otherwise the bond types can not be guessed reliably by the importing program. In Marvin, implicit hydrogens are automatically converted to explicit H atoms at XYZ export.
• Charges are not stored.
• Query properties and other extra features are not stored.