Not able to access molecules properties with [CH₄]

[tomyan112]

First draw this structure

then delete one of the CH₃

I notice there is no count n option in molecules properties

<cml:cml xmlns:conventions="http://www.xml-cml.org/convention/" xmlns:cml="http://www.xml-cml.org/schema" xmlns:cmlDict="http://www.xml-cml.org/dictionary/cml/" xmlns:nameDict="http://www.xml-cml.org/dictionary/cml/name/" xmlns:c4w="http://www.chem4word.com/cml" conventions="convention:molecular">
  <cml:molecule id="m1" c4w:showBrackets="true">
    <cml:atomArray>
      <cml:atom id="a1" elementType="C" x2="819" y2="649.5" />
    </cml:atomArray>
  </cml:molecule>
</cml:cml>

Edited to format as xml and remove non esental data

[MikeWilliams-UK]

@tomyan112 This is because a single atom molecule does not (by design) have access to the molecule properties dialogue.
@deadlyvices Can you think of any case where a user would want brackets or count on a single atom molecule.

[MikeWilliams-UK]

@deadlyvices When a molecule with multiple atoms that has brackets etc set is demoted to a single atom molecule I think we should remove the brackets etc to make it consistent with what can be drawn starting from a single atom molecule.

[tomyan112]

@deadlyvices When a molecule with multiple atoms that has brackets etc set is demoted to a single atom molecule I think we should remove the brackets etc to make it consistent with what can be drawn starting from a single atom molecule.

Radical cation formed by electrospray ionization.

[MikeWilliams-UK]

@tomyan112 sorry but I am not a chemist. Can you draw a picture of how you think a single atom molecule should look like for "Radical cation formed by electrospray ionization."

[tomyan112]

@tomyan112 sorry but I am not a chemist. Can you draw a picture of how you think a single atom molecule should look like for "Radical cation formed by electrospray ionization."

Other issues

1. bracket cant be set in the middle of molecule
2. The count of molecule cannot set to be n
   

[MikeWilliams-UK]

@tomyan112 all of the above "features" are by design.

@deadlyvices how many of the above should we be implementing in the future?

[deadlyvices]

Polymer brackets we probably should. Not so sure about bracketing a single atom molecule though

[tomyan112]

Polymer brackets we probably should. Not so sure about bracketing a single atom molecule though

here is a slide for your reference

[MikeWilliams-UK]

@deadlyvices which bit of the above diagrams is polymer brackets

[tomyan112]

which bit of the above diagrams is polymer brackets

When the brackets are drawn through the middle of the bonds

[MikeWilliams-UK]

Thanks @tomyan112

[MikeWilliams-UK]

@deadlyvices for the scenario below

We could introduce a new button with the icon shown below which would be activated when a single atom molecule is selected, then when clicked the molecule properties dialogue will be shown. Thus allowing the diagram shown above to be created.

The key thing here is to the user to show the radical dot(s)

This may be a suitable icon for the button