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CIARA™ Version 2.10 is a 32 bit version for Windows 95, 98 or NT.

The CIARA Demo is provided as a tdemosetup.exe file (8.2 MB). To install CIARA at least 16.3 MB of hard disk space is needed.

The CIARA Timed Limited Demo is a fully functional version of CIARA. After the program is installed it will operate for six months. The number of days remaining will be displayed every time the program is started or once a day if the program is run continuously.

A copy of the CIARA Demo Tutorial is provided (see below) or it can be printed from the Tutorial.doc file (Word for Windows format), or the Tutorial.txt file (ASCII format) that are downloaded with the tdemosetup.exe file.

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Demo Installation Instructions

The CIARA Demo requires Windows 95, 98 or NT and 16.3 MB available disk space. Of the 16.3 MB total, 3.7 MB resides in the c:\ciara directory, 11.4 MB resides in the Windows System directory and 1.1 MB resides in the MSDAO Shared directory.

After downloading the tdemosetup.exe file, use Explorer and double click the tdemosetup.exe file. This will start the install wizard. A dialog box is displayed confirming that CIARA will be installed in the c:\ciara directory. A different path and directory can be selected if desired. Click the Continue button to proceed with the installation.

A dialog box is displayed indicating that the installation is complete. Press the Enter key or click the OK button and this box closes.

The setup program creates a CIARA folder. This folder can be accessed by clicking the Start button, pointing at Programs on the menu, and pointing at the CIARA folder on the submenu. This gives a submenu with the CIARA Help File, CIARA Tutorial Text File, the CIARA Tutorial Text File and the CIARA exacutable file.

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CIARA™ Tutorial

I. Introduction

The best way to learn to use CIARA is to work through the examples in this Tutorial. The Tutorial starts with basic features and gradually proceed to the most advanced features. First you will view a Sample database and use the moving and viewing features. Next you will create a Tutorial database and input seven records. Finally you will learn about advanced features including data transfer and custom configurations. Please follow the tutorial from beginning to end without skipping any sections. Some information input during the tutorial is used in later sections. You can stop and start at any time. If you start entering examples in the Tutorial database and want to begin again follow the instructions in Section III (Create a New Database) and answer "Yes" when asked if you want to replace an existing file.

Throughout this tutorial bold text is used to indicate text that is typed, buttons that are clicked, or options that are selected.

All features in CIARA are described in detail in the on-line help. If you have questions about information covered in the Tutorial please refer to the appropriate sections in this reference.

II. View the Sample Database

1. Open the CIARA program.
2. Open the Sample database:

a. From the File menu select Open Database.
b. In the "Look in" box select the folder where the CIARA files are located (the default folder is C:\ ciara).
c. In the "File Name" box type sample.cdb (or click this entry on the list).
d. Click the Open button.
c. The Sample database opens and the last record is displayed ("Record 12 of 12" as shown on the second line of the Data Control Area).

3. View the Reactants pages:

a. The Reactants Page 1 is displayed.
b. Locate the Reactants Pg2 button on the Program Status Bar along the lower edge of the application area. This button has a gray circle to the right of the button title to indicate that no data is present on the corresponding page.
c. Click the Reactants Pg2 button (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 2).
d. The Reactants Page 2 is displayed. CIARA allows you to input a maximum of twelve Reactants.

4. View the Products page:

a. The Products button has a red circle to the right of the button title to indicate that data is present on the corresponding page.
b. Click the Products button (or from the View menu select Products).
c. The Products page is displayed. CIARA allows you to input a maximum of two products.

5. View the Experimental Page:

a. Click the Experimental button (or from the View menu select Experimental).
b. The Experimental page is displayed. CIARA allows you to input a maximum of 65,000 characters on this page.

6. View the Graphics page:

a. Click the Graphics button (or from the View menu select Graphics).
b. The Graphics page is displayed.

7. Click the Reactants Pg1 button (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 1) to go back to the original display page.
8. Move between records using the Move buttons (or the Move options on the Reposition menu). Notice the change in the text on the second line of the Data Control Area as you view the records.

a. Click the Move First button (or from the Reposition menu select Move First) to go to the first record in the database.
b. Click the Move Next button (or from the Reposition menu select Move Next) to go to the record immediately following the current record on display.
c. Click the Move Previous button (or from the Reposition menu select Move Previous) to go to the record immediately preceding the current record on display.
d. Click the Move Last button (or from the Reposition menu select Move Last) to go to the last record in the database.
e. Click the # button (or from the Reposition menu select Record No.). This button is used to move to a record by indicating the position of the record (Record Number) in the database:

i. In the text box type 6.
ii. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
iii. The sixth record in the database is displayed. Notice the change in the second line of the Data Control Area to "Record 6 of 12".

9. Record 6 (Record Name: NB12P023) has Density (Reactant 1 and 3), Concentration (Reactant 4), and Weight Percent (Reactant 5) values in the second column from the right.

a. Reactant 1 has a density value of 0.995. This is the density of the pure liquid Reactant in g/mL units. The second line of data indicates that the solvent is 90 mL of benzene.
b. The box labels "Dens.", "Conc.(M)", and "Wt%", are blue to indicate they will change when clicked. Click the blue "Dens." label (not the box) for Reactant 1 (or click a blue or yellow box associated with Reactant 1 and from the Labels menu select Dens/Conc/Wt% and from the sub-menu select Concentration (Molar)):

i. The "Dens." label changes to "Conc.(M)".
ii. The box to the right changes to a "Volume of Solution" (mL of sol.) box and the value is recalculated to correspond to the label.
iii. The solvent boxes on the second line change to "Density of Solution" (Dens. of sol.) and "Weight of Solution" (Grams of sol.) boxes.

c. Click the blue "Conc.(M)" label for Reactant 1 (or from the Labels menu select Dens/Conc/Wt% and from the sub-menu select Weight Percent):

i. The "Conc.(M) label changes to "Wt%.
ii. The box to the right changes to a "Weight of Solution" (g of sol.) box and the value is recalculated to correspond to the label.
iii. The "Weight of Solution" box on the second line changes to a "Volume of Solution" (mL of sol.) box.

d. Click the blue "Wt%" label for Reactant 1 (or from the Labels menu select Dens/Conc/Wt% and from the sub-menu select Density (g/mL)) to set the label to Density (Dens.).

10. All blue labels change when clicked. These labels also can be changed using the options on the Labels menu.

a. Click the blue "Grams" label several times to toggle between "Kilograms", "Pounds", and "Grams". The weight value is recalculated to correspond to the unit. All labels in the record that contain weight units (e.g., g of sol., Product Weight) change to the selected unit.
b. Click the blue "Mmoles" label to toggle between "Moles" and "Mmoles".
c. Click the labels in the last column several times and notice the changes.
d. Click the blue "Dens. of sol." label for Reactant 4 and notice the change to "Solvent Volume" and "Solvent Name" boxes. Click the blue "in" label and notice the change back to "Dens. of sol." and "Grams of sol. (or kg of sol, or Pounds of sol)" boxes.

11. Solvent amounts can be entered in volume or weight units. The default unit is volume.

a. The box to the right of the "in" label displays the solvent amount. The corresponding units are displayed to the right of the box. Click the blue "mL of" (or L of, or gal of) label for Reactant 2 (located in the second row of Reactant boxes) several times to toggle between "L of", "gal of", and "mL of". All labels in the record that contain volume units change to the selected unit.
b. To change the solvent amount to weight units:

i. Click the "Name" box (or any blue box) for Reactant 2.
ii. From the Labels menu select Solvent Volume/Weight and from the sub-menu select Weight.
iii. Click the Yes button when asked if you want to clear the current solvent volume value. Notice the label to the right of the "in" box changes to a weight unit.
iv. Click the white solvent volume box for Reactant 2 (to the right of the "in" label).
v. In the text box type 150.
vi. Hit the Enter key.
vii. Click the label to the right of the "in" box and notice it toggles between "g of", "kg of", and "lb of".

c. You must set the weight unit for each solvent independently (the default unit is volume).

12. Click the Restore button (or from the Edit menu select Restore Record) to cancel changes and return the record to its original state. This option cancels all changes prior to an Update.
13. The Materials List provides a convenient way to add Reactants and Products to a record. A Materials List of 1000 entries is provided with CIARA. You can add to this list or create your own Materials List.

a. Click the "Name" box for Reactant 6.
b. Click the "Use Lstb" button (or from the Materials menu select Use List).
c. On the "Reactants/Products" list click Acetic anhydride.
d. The information for acetic anhydride appears in the boxes below the list.
e. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
f. The Molecular Formula, Name, Molecular Weight, and Density are transferred to the appropriate boxes for Reactant 6.
g. Click the "Equiv." box for Reactant 6 and type 1. The "Equiv." column is used to input and display the mole ratio of the Reactants.
h. Hit the Enter key. The corresponding weight, volume, and Mmole values are displayed.
i. Click the Restore button (or from the Edit menu select Restore Record). Changes to the record are canceled and the original record is displayed.

14. Search for a record in the database using the Record Name:

a. Click the Find button (or from the Reposition menu select Find Record).
b. In the "Select Field to Search" box click the option button to the left of the Record Name if it is not already selected.
c. In the "Input Text to Find" box type the Record Name NB12P028 (this is a code for Notebook 12, Page 28).
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
e. Record NB12P028 is displayed (Record 11 of 12).

15. Reactant 3 of record NB12P028 has a molecular weight value that was manually input instead of calculated from a molecular formula. This is indicated by the blue "MI" label surrounded by a pink boarder (instead of the usual blue "MF" label). You will learn to manually input a molecular weight later in the tutorial.
16. Search for all records in the database that contain Pyridine as a Reactant:

a. Click the Find button (or from the Reposition menu select Find Record).
b. In the "Select Field to Search" box click the option button to the left of the Reactant Name.
c. In the "Input Text to Find" box type pyridine.
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
e. The database is searched and the first record on the Find List is displayed. The text on the second line of the Data Control Area displays "Find List 1 of 3" to indicate that three records were found and currently you are viewing the first record.
f. Notice Reactant 5 is Pyridine.

17. Move between records on the Find List using the Find buttons (or the Find options on the Reposition menu). Notice the change in the text on the second line of the Data Control Area as you view the records.

a. Click the Find Next (>) button (or from the Reposition menu select Find Next) to go to the record on the Find List immediately following the current record on display. Notice Reactant 2 is Pyridine.
b. Click the Find Previous (<) button (or from the Reposition menu select Find Previous) to go to the record on the Find List immediately preceding the current record on display.
c. Click the Find Last (>I) button (or from the Reposition menu select Find Last) to go to the last record on the Find List. Notice Reactant 2 is Pyridine.
d. Click the Find First (I<) button (or from the Reposition menu select Find First) to go to the first record on the Find List.

This Find List is saved until it is overwritten with another search or the database is closed. The Find List can be viewed at any time using the above buttons.

18. The total volume of the reaction can be displayed. This is useful when determining the size to use for the reaction vessel.

a. Go to Record 3 (NB11P150).
b. From the View menu select Show Total Volume.
c. All of the Reactant and Solvent volumes are displayed and the sum is displayed in the "Total Volume" box. Black values are exact volumes that were either input or calculated from the Density or Concentration. Blue values are volumes that were estimated from the weights using a density of 1.0.
d. Click the check boxes to the left of the Reactant and Solvent Names to toggle the check on and off. The check indicates that the value will be included in the Total Volume. Notice the change to the "Total Volume" box as these settings are changed.
e. Click the Cancel button to close the dialog box without saving the changes. The OK button will close the dialog box and save the checked settings.

19. The Experimental page can be spell checked.

a. Go to the first record in the database (NB11P148).
b. Click the Experimental button (or from the View menu select Experimental).
c. From the SpellCheck menu select Start Spell Checking.
d. Use the options if desired or click the Help button for an explanation of the spell checking features.
e. Click the Cancel button to stop the spell checking.

III. Create a New Database for the Tutorial

In this section you will create a new database named "Tutorial" for use in the next sections:

1. From the File menu select New Database.
2. In the "Save in" box select the folder where you would like the database located. The default is the ciara folder.
3. In the "File Name" box type Tutorial.
4. Click the Save button (or hit the Enter key).
5. The new database is created and opened.
6. [C:\ciara\Tutorial.cdb] is displayed in the application title bar at the top of the screen. The file tutorial.cdb was created.

If you start entering examples in the Tutorial database and want to begin again follow the above instructions through step 3, then click the Yes button when asked if you want to replace an existing file.

IV. Use the Tutorial Database.

In this section you will use the Tutorial database to add records, update records, and become familiar with important features of the program.

Example 1

The record entered will be for the following reaction:

 

 

1. In the "Record Name" box type 9012 (this corresponds to: Notebook 9, Page 12).
2. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Date" box (or click the box) and type 10/20/99.
3. Hit the Tab key to move to the "MF" box for Reactant 1 (or click the box) and type c6h12o.
4. Hit the Tab key to move to the Reactant 1 "Name" box (or click the box). Notice that the molecular weight is displayed automatically. Type 4-Methyl-2-pentanone in the box.
5. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Grams" box (or click the box) and type 86 for the Reactant weight.
6. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Equiv." box (or click the box). Notice that the Mmole value is displayed automatically. Type 1 for the equivalents.
7. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Dens." box (or click the box). Type 0.805 for the Density of Reactant 1 (g/mL units).
8. Input a solvent for Reactant 1:

a. Click the "Solvent Volume" box (white box with blue "in" label to the left).
b. In the text box type 600.
c. Notice that the "Bind input to weight of Reactant" is set at Yes. This means that the volume will be scaled accordingly when the Reactant amount is changed.
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
e. The cursor is in the "Solvent Name" box (blue box with the "mLs of" label to the left). Type Methanol in the box.

9. Enter the information for Reactant 2:

a. Click the "MF" box for Reactant 2 and type br2.
b. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Name" box and type Bromine.
c. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Equiv." box type 1.
d. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Dens." box type 3.102.
e. Hit the Enter key.

10. Enter the information for Product 1:

a. Click the Products button on the Program Status Bar (or from the View menu select Products). The Products page is displayed.
b. In the "MF" box for Product 1 type c6h11bro.
c. Hit the Tab key (or Enter) and the Molecular Weight (MW) and Theoretical Yield (Theo.) are displayed.
d. In the "Name" box type 1-Bromo-4-methyl-2-pentanone.
e. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Weight" box type 115.
f. Hit the Enter key and the Mmoles and % Yield are displayed.

11. Click the Experimental button on the Program Status Bar (or from the View menu select Experimental).
12. Type the following text for the experimental: To a 250 mL three-necked round bottomed flask was added...
13. Click the Graphics button on the Program Status Bar (or from the View menu select Graphics).
14. Open a chemical structure drawing program if available (e.g. ISIS Draw, Chem Draw, etc.) and draw the following reaction:

 

 

 

15. Copy the reaction.
16. Return to CIARA and paste the reaction onto the Graphics Page using the Paste option on the Edit menu.
17. Click the Reactants Pg1 button (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 1).
18. Save this record to the database:

a. Click the Update button (or from the Edit menu select Update Record).
b. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
c. Notice the Reactants Pg1, Products, Experimental, and Graphics buttons have a red circle to indicate that data is present on these pages.

19. From the File menu select Print Preview Current Page. If you input this record correctly the following information should be present:

9012 10/20/99

Reactant                 MW       Grams     Mmoles Equiv. Dens.     mL
1. C6H12O            100.16068       86     858.62     1  0.805    106.8
4-Methyl-2-pentanone     in  600.0 mL of Methanol
                                                          Dens.     mL
2. Br2               159.808     137.21     858.62     1  3.102    44.23
Bromine

Products              MW     Weight (g)    Mmoles Equiv. %Yield   Theo.(g)
1. C6H11BrO        179.05674     115       642.25     1  74.801   153.74
1-Bromo-4-methyl-2-pentanone
To a 250 mL three-necked round bottomed flask was added...

20. Click the Close button.

Example 2

The record entered will be for the following reaction:

 

 

1. Click the Add New button (or from the Edit menu select Add New Record).
2. Click the Yes button to clear all data.
3. In the "Record Name" box type 10011 (this code corresponds to Notebook 10 Page 11).
4. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Date" box and type 11/20/99.
5. Enter the information for Reactant 1:

a. Hit the Tab key to move to the "MF" box for Reactant 1 and type c5h12o2.
b. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Name" box and type 2,2-Dimethoxypropane.
c. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Grams" box and type 312.
d. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Equiv." box and type 1.
e. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Dens." box and type 0.847.
f. Click the "Solvent Volume" box (white box with blue "in" label to the left).
g. In the text box type 50.
h. Hit the Enter key.
i. In the "Solvent Name" box (blue box with the "mL of" label to the left) type THF.

6. Enter the following information for Reactant 2:

MF: c4h10o
Name: 1-Butanol
Equivalents: 3.3
Density: 0.81

Enter a solvent for this Reactant with a weight unit:

a. From the Labels menu select Solvent Volume/Weight and from the sub-menu select Weight.
b. Notice the label to the right of the "in" box is changed to the weight unit "g of".
c. Click the white "in" box.
c. In the text box enter 550 and click the OK button.
d. In the box to the right of the "g of" label type THF for the solvent.

7. Change the solvent for Reactant 1 to a weight value:

a. Position the cursor in any blue or yellow associated with Reactant 1.
b. From the Labels menu select Solvent Volume/Weight and from the sub-menu select Weight.
c. Click the Yes button to clear the existing 50 mL solvent volume value.
d. Click the white "in" box.
c. In the text box enter 350 and click the OK button.

8. Add 1-Butanol to the Materials List (this will be the first entry on the list):

a. Click any blue box associated with Reactant 2 (1-Butanol).
b. Click the Add Lst button (or from the Materials menu select Add to List).
c. The name in the "Add to List Alphabetically as" is Butanol, 1-. This text will be used to place 1-Butanol in alphabetical order on the Materials List. The program automatically strips certain characters. If you don’t agree with what has been stripped you can edit the text so it will be placed in a different position in the alphabetical order.
d. Click the BP box and type 117.7 for the boiling point.
e. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Pressure" box (or click the box) and type 760.
f. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Miscellaneous Information" box (or click the box) and type Flammable Liquid. You can include any text you want. This box for display purposes only.
g. Click the Yes button (or hit the Tab key to move to the Yes button and hit the Enter key). This Reactant is added to the Materials List.

9. Enter the following information for Reactant 3:

MF: HCl
Name: Hydrochloric acid, 1.0 M solution in water
Equivalents: 0.004

Enter a Concentration value for this Reactant:

a. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Dens." box (or click the box).
b. Click the blue "Dens." label (or from the Labels menu select Dens/Conc/Wt% and from the drop-down menu select Concentration (Molar)). The "Conc.(M)" label is displayed.
c. In the "Conc.(M)" box type 1.0.
d. Hit the Enter key. The "mL of sol." value is displayed in the box to the right.
e. Click the "Dens. of sol." box (not the label) on the next line and type 0.905.
f. Hit the Enter key. The "Grams of sol." value is displayed in the box to the right.
g. Click the blue "Dens. of sol." label (or from the Labels menu select Solution/Solvent and from the drop-down menu select Solvent). The "Solvent Volume" and "Solvent Name" boxes are displayed.
h. Click the "Solvent Volume" box (white box with blue "in" label to the left).
i. In the text box type 50.
j. Hit the Enter key.
k. In the "Solvent Name" box (blue box with the "mL of" label to the left) type Methanol.

 

10. Add this Reactant (1M Hydrochloric acid) to the Materials List:

a. Click the Add Lst button (or hit the F11 key).
b. Click the Yes button.

11. View the Materials List:

a. From the Materials menu select View List All (or hit the F9 button).
b. Notice the two reactants you added are on the Material List.
c. Click the Butanol, 1- entry on the list and notice the corresponding data appears in the boxes below.

12. Import the CIARA Materials List:

a. Click the Import List button.
b. The "Import Materials List From" dialog box is displayed.
c. The ciara folder is the default folder as shown in the "Look in" box. If the file Mat210.cdb is not present select the folder where this file is located.
d. In the "File Name" box type Mat210.cdb (or select this file from the list).
e. Click the Open button or hit the Enter key.
f. The Materials List is imported. Because 1-Butanol is on both the list you created and the list you are importing you are asked if you want to overwrite the data with the data from the imported list. Click the No button.
g. Wait for the import process to finish.
h. In the Reactants/Products (Alphabetic Names) box type hydrochloric. Notice there are several entries for hydrochloric acid on the Materials List including the one you input (Hydrochloric acid, 1.0 M solution in water).
i. In the Reactants/Products (Alphabetic Names) box type sodium methoxide.
j. Notice there are three entries for this material. Click the third entry (sodium methoxide, 25 wt.% in methanol).
k. You want to add this material as Reactant 4. In the box to the right of the Materials List with the title "Material will be added to Reactant:" change the number 3 to 4 by clicking the Next button below the box one time.
l. Click the OK button and sodium methoxide is displayed as Reactant 4.

*Note: Mat210.cdb is a database supplied with CIARA that has a Materials List of 1000 common reagents. To add this Materials List to any database follow the above steps.

13. In the Equivalents box for Reactant 4 type 0.003 and hit the Enter key.
14. From the View menu select Show Total Volume. Notice the Total Volume for all of the Reactants and Solvents is displayed in the white box to the right. Click the OK button.
15. Click the Products button on the Program Status Bar (or from the View menu select Products).
16. In the "MF" box for Product 1 type c11h24o2.
17. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Name" box and type Acetone dibutyl acetal.
18. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Weight (g)" box and type 421.
19. Hit the Enter key.
20. Add this Product to the Materials List:

a. Click the Add Lst button (or hit the F11 key).
b. Click the Yes button.

21. Click the Experimental button on the Program Status Bar (or from the View menu select Experimental).
22. Type the following text for the experimental: To a one liter three-necked round bottomed flask was added...
23. Click the Graphics button on the Program Status Bar (or from the View menu select Graphics).

a. Open a chemical structure drawing program if available (e.g. ISIS Draw, Chem Draw, etc.) and draw the following reaction:

 

 

b. Copy the reaction.
c. Return to CIARA and paste the reaction onto the Graphics Page using the Paste option on the Edit menu.

24. Print the Reactant information for this record to the Windows default printer:

a. Click the Update button and then click the Yes button.
b. From the File menu select Print.
c. In the "Print Options" box click the Current Record button if it is not selected already.
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
e. In the "Print" dialog box click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
f. The record is printed to your local printer.

Later in this tutorial you will learn to configure the print settings and change the print order.

25. If you entered this record correctly the following information should be present:

 

10011 11/02/99

Reactants                 MW        Grams  Mmoles Equiv  Dens.         mL
1. C5H12O2           104.14908      312    2995.7     1   0.847     368.4
2,2-Dimethoxypropane     in 350.0 g of THF
                                                         Dens.         mL
2. C4H10O              74.1228     732.77  9885.8   3.3    0.81     904.6
1-Butanol     in 550.0 g of THF
                                                         Conc.M mL of sol.
3. HCl               36.46064     0.43690  11.983 0.004       1    11.98
Dens. of sol. 0.905 g of sol. 10.844
Hydrochloric acid, 1.0 M solution in water     in 50.00 mL of Methanol
                                                         Wt% g of sol.
4. NaOCH3           54.023988     0.48552  8.9871 0.003   25    1.942
Dens. of sol. 0.945 mL of sol. 2.055
Sodium methoxide (25 wt.% in methanol)

Products                MW     Weight (g)    Mmoles      Equiv.    %Yield    Theo.(g)
1. C11H24O2         188.31036      421       2235.7         1      74.629    564.12
Acetone dibutyl acetal

To a one liter three-necked round bottomed flask was added... 

26. Notice that the "Dens. of sol", "g of sol.", "Solvent Volume", and "Solvent Name" for Hydrochloric acid are all present in the printed copy even though not all of these fields are displayed on the screen. To view this data on the screen:

a. Click the Reactants Pg1 button (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 1).
b. For Reactant 3 (Hydrochloric acid) click the blue "in" label to view the "Dens. of sol." and "Grams of sol." boxes.
c. Click the blue "Dens. of sol." label to view the Solvent boxes.

Both sets of values are saved. The boxes that are on display when the record is Updated will be displayed when the record is retrieved.

27. To view all of the information associated with Reactant 3:

a. From the View menu select Show Full Text (or hit the F2 key, or double click the square box to the left of the "MF" label that contains the number 3).
b. The text from all fields is displayed. The arrow marks the current position of the cursor.
c. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key) to close the dialog box.

28. Save this record to the Tutorial database:

a. Click the Update button.
b. Click the Yes button (or hit the Enter key).
c. Notice the text on the second line of the Data Control Area shows "Record 2 of 2".

Example 3

The record entered will be for the following reaction:

 

 

 

1. Click the Add New button (or from the Edit menu select Add New Record).
2. Click the Yes button to clear all data.
3. In the "Record Name" box type 10012.
4. Hit the Tab key to move to the "Date" box and type 11/22/99.
5. Click the Tab key to move the "MF" box for Reactant 1 and type c8h15no6.
6. Hit the Tab key and read the message. The ambiguity is the "no" part of the molecular formula. This could be the nobelium atom "No" or one nitrogen and one oxygen atom (NO). CIARA uses default settings to determine the interpretation that will be used. In section VI of this tutorial you will learn to customize these settings using the "Set Ambiguous Atom" option.
7. Click the OK button and inspect the MF. Notice the molecular formula is correct. If you wanted to use the nobelium atom you would have to change the upper case "O" to lower case.
8. Enter the Name for Reactant 1:

Name: 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose (N-acetylglucosamine), anhydrous

The full name of Reactant 1 is too long to view in the box. A red flag appears in the lower right corner of the box to indicate undisplayed text is present. To view the complete text:

a. Position the cursor over the red flag so that a double headed arrow appears and click (or position the cursor in the Name box and from the Edit menu select Expand Box).
b. The full text appears in the "Expanded Box" dialog box and it can be edited if desired. The bold line indicates the length of the display box.
c. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key) to close the dialog box.

9. Enter the remaining information for Reactant 1:

Grams: 100
Equivalents: 1

10. Use the Materials List to enter Pyridine for Reactant 2:

a. Click a blue box associated with Reactant 2 (e.g., "MF" box).
b. Click the Use Lst button (or from the Materials menu select Use List).
c. In the "Reactants/Products (Alphabetic Names)" box type pyr so that pyridine appears in the list box.
d. On the "Reactants/Products" list click Pyridine.
e. Hit the Enter key (or click the OK button).
f. In the Equivalents boy type 1.

11. Use the Materials List to enter Acetyl chloride for Reactant 3:

a. Click any blue box for Reactant 3.
b. Click the Use Lst button (or from the Materials menu select Use List).
c. On the "Reactants/Products" list click Acetyl chloride and hit the Enter key (or click the OK button).
d. In the "Equiv." box type 3 and hit the Enter key.

12. You only have 70 grams of acetyl chloride instead of the 106.46 grams that was calculated. You want to recalculate all Reactant amounts based on this value:

a. Click the "Grams" box for Reactant 3 (Acetyl chloride).
b. Click the OK button to set the box as the Base Value.
c. Change the value in the yellow "Grams" box to 70.
d. Hit the Enter key.
e. Notice the amounts of Reactants 1 and 2 change accordingly.

13. You want to use 10 grams of Pyridine but you don't want to change the amounts of the other Reactants.

a. Click the "Grams" box for Reactant 2 (Pyridine).
b. Click the Solver button.
c. In the "Input Value" box type 10.
d. Read the statement at the top of the box.
e. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
f. The "Solver Adjusted Value" dialog box is displayed. The text box shows that the "Equivalents of Reactant 2" was adjusted to "0.425302". This value will give exactly 10 grams of Pyridine.
g. The bold line below the text box shows the length of the Equivalents box on the Reactants Page 1 screen. The remaining characters will scroll out of the box. All characters are included when the Print, Copy All Reactants, or Copy All Products options are used.
h. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
i. The weight of Pyridine and the adjusted equivalents values are displayed. A red flag appears in the Equivalents box to indicate that undisplayed text is present.
j. Position the cursor over the red flag so that a double headed arrow appears and click (or position the cursor in the Equivalents box and from the Edit menu select Expand Box).
k. The "Expanded Box" dialog box is displayed. The bold line below the text box shows the length of the Equivalents display box. Change the text to 0.425 so that it will be displayed completely on the screen.
l. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key) and the dialog box closes.
m. The edited value "0.425" appears in the Equivalents box and the Grams, Mmoles, and mL values are recalculated to correspond to the change.

14. Click the Products button (or from the View menu select Products).
15. Enter the following information for Product 1:

MF: c14h20clnO7 (use a capital O for the oxygen to avoid ambiguity in the MF).
Name: 2-Acetamido-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl chloride
Weight (g): 55

16. Hit the Enter key.
17. Save this record to the Tutorial database:

a. Click the Update button (or from the Edit menu select Update Record).
b. Click the Yes button (or hit the Enter) key.

18. View the Elemental Analysis for Product 1:

a. From the View menu select Elemental Analysis (or hit F3 key).
b. The "Elemental Analysis" dialog box is displayed.
c. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).

19. View the Elemental Analysis for Reactant 1:

a. Click the Reactants Pg1 button.
b. Click any blue box associated with Reactant 1.
c. Hit the F3 key (or from the View menu select Elemental Analysis).
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).

20. Copy the Reactant information and paste it in a word processor file:

a. From the Edit menu select Copy All Reactants.
b. Open the word processor file into which you want to paste the data.
c. Set the font to a non-proportion font such as Courier New or Courier to maintain the correct column alignment.
d. Select a font size of 8. A small font size is necessary to prevent the lines from wrapping. You also may have to decrease the width of the right and/or left margins.
e. Use the Paste option to paste the Reactant data.
f. The text can be edited in the word processor program if desired.
g. Repeat this sequence using the Copy All Products option from the CIARA Edit menu.

If you input this record correctly the following information should be present:

10012     11/22/99
Reactants                  MW       Grams  Mmoles Equiv
1. C8H15NO6          221.21024      65.754  297.25    1
2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose (N-acetylglucosamine), anhydrous
                                                         Dens.         mL
2. C5H5N              79.10144     9.9929  126.33 0.425    0.982     10.18
Pyridine 
                                                         Dens.         mL
3. C2H3ClO            78.49792     70      891.74    3     1.105     63.35
Acetyl chloride

Products                 MW     Weight (g)    Mmoles     Equiv.    %Yield    Theo.(g)
1. C14H20ClNO7        349.76804     55       157.25        1      52.901    103.97
2-Acetamido-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl chloride

Example 4

The record entered will be a urethane polymer.

1. Click the Add New button. Click the Yes button and enter:

Record Name: 10013
Date: 11/24/99

2. Enter the following information for Reactant 1:

MF: c6h8n2
Name: 1,4-Phenylenediamine
Grams: 10
Equivalents: 1

3. Click the Add Lst button (or hit the F11 key) and then click the Yes button to add this Reactant to the Materials List.
4. Enter the following information for Reactant 2:

MF: c7h5clo2
Name: Phenyl chloroformate

You know you want to use 25.36 grams of this Phenyl chloroformate but you do not know how many equivalents this corresponds to (you do not want this to become the Base Value):

a. Click the "Grams" box for Reactant 2.
b. Click the Solver button.
c. In the "Input Value" box type 25.36.
d. Notice the selected options correspond to the statement at the top of the dialog box.
e. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
f. The "Solver Adjusted Value" dialog box is displayed. The text box shows a value of "1.751637" for the Equivalents of Reactant 2. This will give exactly 25.36 grams of Phenyl chloroformate.
g. The Equivalents box on Reactants Page 1 displays five characters so the last characters of "1.751637" will scroll out of the box.
h. The Equivalents value can be rounded. In the text box change the "1.751637 value to "1.752". Notice the bold line below the box indicates that of all of these characters will fit in the display box.
i. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
j. The weight of Phenyl chloroformate is 25.365 grams instead of the 25.36 gram value you input in Solver. This difference is because you rounded the Equivalents value.
k. In the "Dens." box type 1.248.

5. Input Pyridine for Reactant 3 by using a subset of the Materials List:

a. Click the "Name" box corresponding Reactant 3 and type pyr.
b. Click the Use Lst button (or hit the F8 key, or from the Materials menu select Use List).
c. The displayed Materials List contains all Materials that begin with "pyr". The "No. of Items" box shows "9 of 1006" to indicate a partial list is displayed.
d. On the "Reactants/Products" list double click Pyridine (or click Pyridine and then click the OK button).

You want to use 0.00003 mL of this Reactant but you do not know how many equivalents this corresponds to:

a. Click the "mL" box (to the right of the "Dens." box).
b. Click the Solver button in the dialog box.
c. In the "Input Value" box type 0.00003.
d. Notice the selected options correspond to the statement at the top of the dialog box.
e. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
f. The "Solver Adjusted Value" dialog box is displayed. The text box shows a value of ".000004" for the Equivalents of Reactant 3. This will give exactly 0.00003 mL of Pyridine.
g. The Equivalents box on Reactants Page 1 displays six characters. The value ".000004" will be displayed as ".00000" and the remaining text "4" will scroll out of the box. Although the calculations will be accurate the display may be confusing. All character will be present when printing or copying.
h. Click the OK button.
i. To avoid confusion the Equivalents value can be edited so all significant figures will be displayed:

i. Position the cursor over the red flag so that a double headed arrow appears and click (or position the cursor in the Equivalents box and from the Edit menu select Expand Box).
ii. The full text appears in the "Expanded Box" dialog box.
iii. Click the Toggle Exponential ON button.
iv. The displayed value changes to 4.E-6.
v. In the text box change the value to 4.0E-6 (by adding a zero after the decimal point).
vi. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
vii. The volume of Pyridine displayed in the Volume of Reactant box is 0.00002979 mL instead of the 0.00003 mL original value. This difference is because you rounded the Equivalents value.

6. You want to enter the molecular weight for a diol blend. You know the average molecular weight is 820 but you do not know the molecular formula. To manually input the molecular weight:

a. Click the "MW" box for Reactant 4 (or click a blue box associated with Reactant 4 and from the Edit menu select Manual MW Input).
b. The "Manual MW Input" dialog box is displayed. In the text box type 820.
c. Notice in the "Select Input Type" box the default changes to "Manual Input".
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key). Notice the blue "MI" label is surrounded by a pink boarder to indicate the value in the "MW" box was input manually.
e. In the blue box to the right of the "MI" label type HO-R-OH. This is for display purposes only and will not be used to calculate the molecular weight (you can leave this box blank if desired).
f. Hit the Tab key and in the "Name" box type Diol Blend No. 6.
g. Hit the Tab key and in the "Equiv." box type 1.1.
h. Hit the Enter key.

7. You forgot to add the dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst and you would like this to be Reactant 3:

a. Click any blue box associated with Reactant 3.
b. From the Edit menu select Insert Reactant.
c. In the "MF" box for Reactant 3 type c32h64o4sn.
d. Hit the Tab key.
e. The "MF Ambiguity" dialog box appears. Click the OK button. (The "sn" is displayed as a tin atom (Sn) instead of one sulfur and one nitrogen atom (SN) so no editing is required.)
f. Enter the following information:

Reactant Name: Dibutyltin dilaurate
Equivalents: 0.002
Density: 1.066

g. Click the Add Lst button (or hit the F11 key).
h. Click the Yes button.

8. Enter 1,3-Propanediol for Reactant 6 by selecting it from the Materials List:

a. Click the "Name" box corresponding Reactant 6 and type 1,3-prop.
b. Click the Use Lst button (or hit the F8 key, or from the Materials menu select Use List).
c. Double click the Propanediol, 1,3- entry on the list.
d. Enter the Equivalents: 1.1

9. Click the Reactants Pg2 button on Program Status Bar (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 2).
10. Click the "MF" box for Reactant 7 if the cursor is not in this box already.
11. Use the Materials List to enter Reactant 7:

a. Hit the F8 key (or click the Use Lst button).
b. On the "Reactants/Products" list click Acetyl chloride and hit the Enter key (or click the OK button).
c. In the "Equiv." box type 2.2.

12. Enter the following information for Reactant 8:

a. Enter the molecular formula c4h9no and hit the Enter key. Click the OK button in the "MF Ambiguity" dialog box.
b. Reactant Name: Morpholine
c. Equivalents: 1.1

13. Hit the Enter key.
14. Save this record to the database:

a. Click the Update button (or from the Edit menu select Update Record).
b. Click the Yes button.

15. Click the Reactants Pg1 button on the Program Status Bar.

If you input this record correctly the following information should be present:

Record Name  Date
10013       11/24/99
Reactants                 MW        Grams      Mmoles Equiv
1. C6H8N2             108.143       10         92.470     1
1,4-Phenylenediamine 
                                                             Dens.         mL
2. C7H5ClO2          156.5682      25.365      162.01 1.752   1.248     20.33
Phenyl chloroformate 
                                                             Dens.         mL
3. C32H64O4Sn        631.56776     0.11680     0.18494 0.002  1.066    0.1096
Dibutyltin dilaurate 
                                                             Dens.         mL
4. C5H5N             79.10144  0.000029258  0.00036988 4.0E-6 0.982  0.00002979
Pyridine 
5. HO-R-OH                820       83.408      101.72  1.1
Diol Blend No. 6. 
                                                             Dens.         mL
6. C3H8O2            76.09532       7.7402      101.72  1.1  1.06       7.302
1,3-Propanediol 
                                                             Dens.         mL
7. C2H3ClO           78.49792       15.969      203.43  2.2  1.105      14.45
Acetyl chloride 

8. C4H9NO            87.1216        8.8618      101.72  1.1
Morpholine

Example 5

1. Retrieve Record 10011:

a. Click the Find button (or from the Reposition menu select Find Record).
b. In the "Select Field to Search" box click the Record Name option if it is not selected already.
c. In the "Input Text to Find" box input 10011.
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
e. Record 10011 is displayed.

2. Add a new record using record 10011 as a template. There are two methods to do this. The other method is described in Example 6.

a. Click the Add New button (or from the Edit menu select Add New Record).
b. Click the No button and only the Record Name is cleared.
c. Enter:

Record Name: 10014
Date: 11/25/99

3. You want to change Reactant 1 from 2,2-Dimethoxypropane to 1,1-Dimethoxybutane:

a. Change the text in the "MF" box to c6h14o2.
b. Change the text in the "Name" to 1,1-Dimethoxybutane.
c. Double click the "Dens." box to highlight the 0.847 and hit the Delete key.
d. Hit the Enter key.

4. You want to use 3400 grams of 1-Butanol (Reactant 2) and recalculate the amounts of the other Reactants based on this value:

a. Click the "Grams" box for Reactant 2.
b. Click the OK button. This box becomes yellow to indicate it is the Base Value.
c. In the "Grams" box change the value to 3400.
d. Hit the Enter key.
e. Notice the weights and volumes of the other Reactants are recalculated.

5. Click the blue "Grams" label two times (or from the Labels menu select Weight and from the drop-down menu select Pounds) and the "Pounds" label is displayed. Notice the weight values for all the Reactants and Products are recalculated to correspond to Pound units.
6. Input Pyridine for Reactant 5:

a. Click the "Name" box corresponding Reactant 5 and type pyridine.
b. Click the Use Lst button (or hit the F8 key, or from the Materials menu select Use List).
c. Double click the Pyridine entry on the list.
d. In the "Equiv." box type 0.1.
e. Hit the Enter key.

7. Clear all data for Reactant 4:

a. Click a blue box associated with Reactant 4.
b. From the Edit menu select Clear Reactant.

8. Clear all data for the Product:

a. Click the Products button (or from the View menu select Products).
b. From the Edit menu select Clear Product.

9. Clear the Experimental:

a. Click the Experimental button (or from the View menu select Experimental).
b. From the Edit menu select Clear Experimental Page.

10. Clear the Graphic:

a. Click the Graphics button (or from the View menu select Graphics).
b. From the Edit menu select Clear Graphics Page.

11. Save this record to the Tutorial database:

a. Click the Update button (or from the Edit menu select Update Record).
b Click the Yes button.
c. Click the Reactants Pg1 button (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 1).

If you input this record correctly the following information should be present:

10014       11/25/99
Reactants                 MW       Pounds  Mmoles Equiv
1. C6H14O2            118.17596    3.6214    13900    1
1,1-Dimethoxybutane in 4.062 lb of THF 
                                                         Dens.       mL
2. C4H10O             74.1228      7.4957    45870  3.3   0.81     4198
1-Butanol in 5.626 lb of THF 
                                                       Conc.M mL of sol.
3. HCl                36.46064  0.0044692   55.600 0.004    1      55.60
Dens. of sol. 0.905 lb of sol. 0.1109
Hydrochloric acid, 1.0 M solution in water in 232.0 mLs of Methanol
                                                         Dens. mL
4. C5H5N              79.10144  0.24240      1390.0  0.1  0.982 112.0
Pyridine

Example 6

Add a new record to the database using an existing record as a template. There are two methods to do this. The other method is described in Example 5.

a. Retrieve record 10014 if it is not already present.
b. Change the record name from 10014 to 10015.
c. Change the date from 11/25/99 to 11/26/99.
d. Change the amount of Reactant 2 (1-Butanol) from 7.4957 pounds to 2.5 pounds.
e. Click the Update button (or from the Edit menu select Update Record).
f. Click the Add New button.
g. Record 10015 is added to the database without overwriting record 10014.

Example 7

1. Go to Record 10013:

a. Click the Find button (or from the Reposition menu select Find Record).
b. In the "Select Field to Search: box click the Record Name option button.
c. In the "Input Text to Find" box type 10013.
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
e. Record 10013 is displayed.

2. Click the Add New button and then the No button.
3. Enter the following information:

a. Record Name: 10016
b. Date: 11/27/99

4. Click a blue box for Reactant 3 (Dibutyltin dilaureate). Notice the Grams of this Reactant is "0.11680". This value is displayed with five significant figures. Change the significant figures to three:

a. From the Edit menu select Significant Figures.
b. Click the down arrow next to the Weight/Moles label two times until 3 appears in the space to the left and click the OK button.
c. Notice the "Grams" for Dibutyltin dilaureate change from "0.11680" to "0.117" and the "Mmoles" change from 0.1849 to 0.185 to reflect the significant figures selection. All weight and mole values change to three significant figures (except for the yellow Base Value box which must be changed manually because it is an input box).

This significant figure change is stored with the record and used whenever the record is displayed. When a new record is added the program reverts to the default significant figures value. The default significant figures value can be set using the Set Configuration option.

5. Use the Materials List to add a Reactant to a position other than the default:

a. Click the Use Lst button (or from the Materials menu select Use List).
b. A partial Materials List is displayed resulting from a search of the text "Dibutyltin dilaureate" in the Reactant 3 "Name" box. The "No. of Items" box shows "1 of 1007" to indicate a partial list is displayed.
c. Click the View List All button.
d. In the text box above the "Reactants/Products" list type sodium me to display Sodium methoxide on the list.
e. Single click Sodium methoxide (0.5M in methanol) on the "Reactants/Products" list.
f. You want to change Reactant 2 from Phenyl chloroformate to Sodium methoxide. The white box above the Prvs and Next buttons tells you that the Material you selected will be added to Reactant 3 (because you were in one of the blue boxes associated with Reactant 3 when you clicked the Use Lst button).
g. Click the Prvs button one time to change the number to "2".
h. Click the OK button.
i. Notice the boxes associated with Reactant 2 are overwritten with the Sodium methoxide information from the Materials List. The weight value is recalculated based on the equivalents value of 1.752.

6. Click the Reactants Pg2 button (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 2).
7. You want to change the Grams value of Reactant 7 (Acetyl chloride) from 16.0 to 30.0 and you want all Reactant values to be recalculated to correspond to this change. You cannot set a weight box on Reactant Page 2 as the Base Value so you must use the Solver.

a. Click the "Grams" box for Reactant 7.
b. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key) to go to the Solver.
c. In the "Input Value" box type 30.
d. In the "by Adjusting Direct Input Box" box click the "Grams of Reactant 1" button (this is the Base Value).
e. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
f. The "Solver Adjusted Value" dialog box is displayed. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
g. All Reactant weights are recalculated to reflect this change.

8. Click the Reactants Pg1 button (or from the View menu select Reactants Page 1).
9. You decide that you don't want to add this record to the Tutorial database:

a. Click the Restore button (or from the Edit menu select Restore Record).
b. All changes are canceled (including the significant figures setting). You exit the "Add New" mode and return to the "Edit Mode".
c. Record 10013 is displayed.

V. Export

1. Export records from the Sample database to the Tutorial database:

a. From the File menu select Open Database.
b. In the "Look in" box select the folder where the CIARA files are located (the default folder is C:/ ciara).
c. In the "File Name" box type sample.cdb or click this entry on the list.
d. Click the Open button.
e. From the File menu select Export Records.
f. In the "Data Source" box click the Current Record button if it is not selected.
g. In the "Data Destination" box click the Existing Database button.
h. Click the Export button to export the current record (Record 12 of 12; NB12P029).
i. In the "Look in" box select the folder where the CIARA files are located (the default folder is C:/ ciara).
j. On the "File Name" list click tutorial.cdb to specify the destination database.
k. Click the Open button (or hit the Enter key) and record 12 is exported to the Tutorial database.
l. Click the Move First (I<) button in the dialog box (or hold down the Alt and Shift keys and hit the < key on the keyboard) to go to Record 1 of 12 (Record Name NB11P148). You will see this record displayed in the background.
m. Click the Export button to export Record 1 to the Tutorial database.
n. Notice the Status Bar tells you how many records were exported.
o. Click the Done button.

2. Export the complete Sample database to the Tutorial database:

a. From the File menu select Export Records.
b. In the "Data Source" box select Entire Database.
c. In the "Data Destination" box select Existing Database if this option is not selected already.
d. Click the OK button (or hit the Enter key).
e. On the "File Name" list click tutorial.cdb to specify the destination database.
f. Click the Open button (or hit the Enter key) and the record is exported. Notice the Status Bar displays the status of the export.
g. Click the No button when asked if you want to overwrite record NB12P029.
h. Click the Yes button when asked if you want to overwrite record NB11P148.
i. When the export is complete the "Export Data" dialog box closes.

3. Open the Tutorial database using the Open Database option on the File menu (or select it from the file list on the File menu).
4. The Tutorial database now contains 18 records. These records were placed in alphanumeric order based on their Record Name:

a. Click the # button (or from the Reposition menu select Record No.).
b. In the text box type 5 and hit the Enter key.
c. Notice fifth record in the database (5 of 18) has a Record Name "10015".
d. From the Reposition menu select Move Next (or click the Move Next button).
e. Notice the sixth record in the database (6 of 18) has a Record Name "9012". This record was placed in alphanumeric order after Record Name "10015".
d. To place Record 9012 in numeric order change the Record Name to "09012":

i. In the "Record Name" box change the text to 09012.
ii. From the Edit menu select Update (or click the Update button).
iii. Click the Replace button to save the changes to the Record Name.
iv. From the File menu select Close Database (the records are resequenced when the database closes).
v. From the File menu select Open Database.
vi. On the "File Name" list double click tutorial.cdb.
vii. From the Reposition menu select Move First (or click the Move First button).
viii. Notice record "09012" is now the first record in the database.

5. Delete record 14:

a. Click the # button (or from the Reposition menu select Record No.)
b. In the text box type 14.
c. Click the OK key (or hit the Enter key).
d. Record NB12P025 is displayed.
e. Click the Delete button (or from the Edit menu select Delete Record).
f. Click the Yes button. When a record is deleted the last record in the database is displayed.
g. Notice text on the second line of the Data Control Area shows: Record 18 of 17. This is because a hole was left when you deleted the last record. The database will be resequenced when it is closed.

VI. Program Configurations

Several configuration options are available. Configurations can be customized and saved with each database. In this section you will change and save a configuration.

Note: It is important to complete step 13 in this section to reset the configuration before using the program. This can be done at any time.

1. The size and position of the application area and display pages can be saved with each database. Changes must be made before opening the "Set Configuration" dialog box. Make the following changes to the display pages:

a. Open the Tutorial database if it is not open already.
b. Click the Reactants Pg1 button if this page is not on display already.
c. Drag the lower edge of the page (the boarder below Reactant 6 and above the Program Status Bar) up until only four Reactants are visible. If the lower edge of the page is not displayed use the right scroll bar.
d. Click the Products button.
e. Drag the top edge of the Products page (the boarder above the "Products" title bar) down until it does not overlap the Reactants Page 1. Both the Reactants and Products will be displayed in the application area.
f. For large monitors you can view several pages on one screen. Click the maximize button, click the buttons to open the pages (e.g. Graphics and Experimental), and resize and place them as desired.

2. From the File menu select Set Configuration to open the "Set Configuration" dialog box.
3. In the "Save Current Config. to " box:

a. The Current Database box should be selected. The saved configuration will be loaded when the database opens.
b. Click the User Defaults box so that a check appears. The saved configuration will be loaded when the "User Defaults" option is used or when you create a new database.

4. In the "Current Database" box click the Save as Default to open with Program box so that a check appears in the box. The current database will open whenever CIARA opens.
5. In the "Save Optional Message Box Settings" area click the Do not show Solver Input message. This setting will open the Solver dialog box whenever you click an Indirect Input box that can only be input through Solver.
6. Set the features that will be used with the "Copy All Reactants", "Copy All Products", and "Copy Experimental" options. When you Copy All Reactants and paste them into another application you do not want the Reaction Name and Date to be copied with the data:

a. Click the Configure Copy button.
b. In the "Copy All Reactants" box click the Include Record Name and Include Date buttons so the check is not present.
c. Click the OK button.

7. Set the features that will be used with the "Print" option:

a. Click the Page Setup button.
b. The "Print Order" indicates the order these fields will be printed. Change the Graphic to print first by changing the number 2 in the box to the right of "Include Graphic" to 1. Notice the Print Order for the Record Name and Date becomes 2.
c. In the "Print Elemental Analysis" box click the All Products button.
d. Click the OK button.

8. Set the Ambiguous Atoms interpretations that will be used when molecular formulas are entered with lower case letters:

a. Click the Ambiguous Atoms button.
b. In the "Set Ambiguous Atoms" dialog box change the settings if desired.
c. Click the OK button.

9. Change the Significant Figures settings:

a. Click the Significant Figures button.
b. In the "Significant Figures" dialog box change the Weight/Moles value to 4 by clicking the arrows to the right of this label.
c. Change the significant figures setting for the Reactant Volumes/Solution Amts to 2 by clicking the arrows to the right of this label.
d. Click the OK button.

10. Click the Save Configuration button to save the configuration with the Tutorial database and as the "User Defaults". Click the OK button.
11. Go to the first record in the database (Record Name 09012); click Yes to save the changes:

a. From the File menu select Print Preview Current Page.
b. Notice the print order and significant figures settings.
c. Click the Close button.

12. From the File menu select Systems Default.

a. The System Defaults configuration is loaded and the changes are displayed.

From the File menu select User Defaults.

a. The User Defaults you created in steps 1-9 are loaded and the changes are displayed.

13. Restore the configuration of the Tutorial database to the original settings:

a. From the File menu select Systems Defaults.
b. From the File menu select Set Configuration.
c. In the "Save Current Config. to" box click the User Defaults (no check in box).
d. In the "Current Database" box click the Save as Default to open with Program option (no check in box).
e. Click the Ambiguous Atoms button and set the choices you want to save. Click the OK button to close the "Set Ambiguous Atoms" dialog box.
f. Click the Save Configuration button to save the configuration to the Tutorial database.
g. Click the OK button.

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Instructions for Printing CIARA™ Manual

The User's Guide and Reference manual for CIARA is ciaman95.doc.

The ciaman95.doc file can be found on the original CIARA CD or downloaded from this page (see above) as a self extracting file (ciaman95.exe). If you have a copy of ciaman95.exe, locate it in the Windows Explorer, double click it and it will self extract to c:\ciara\ciaman95.doc

To print the User's Guide and Reference in Word for Windows (creating a manual printed on both sides of the page).

I. If your printer stacks the paper in the out tray in proper page order:
1. Open the ciaman95.doc file in Word for Windows Version 7.0 or higher.
2. From the File menu select Print...
3. In the Print dialog box select Print: Odd Pages, then click the OK button.
4. The oddn pages are printed. Remove the printed pages and straighten the stack.
5. Place the stack back in the printer tray so the blank sides will print.
6. Go to the end of the file (ciaman95.doc) in print preview mode and determine if the last page of the document is odd. If so leave the last page out of the stack to place at the end of the finished document.
7. From the File menu select Print...
8. In the Print dialog box select Print: Even Pages.

II. If your printer stacks the paper in the out tray in backwards page order:
1. Open the ciaman95.doc file in Word for Windows Version 7.0 or higher.
2. From the File menu select Print...
3. In the Print dialog box select Print: Even Pages, then click the OK button.
4. The even pages are printed. Remove the printed pages and straighten the stack.
5. Place the stack back in the printer tray so the blank sides will print.
6. Go to the end of the file (ciaman95.doc) in print preview mode and determine if the last page of the document is odd. If so put a blank page on the top of the stack in the in tray.
7. From the File menu select Print...
8. In the Print dialog box select Print: Odd Pages.
9. Click the Options... button. In the Options dialog box check the "Reverse Print Order" check box and click the OK button to close the Options dialog box.
10. Click the OK button in the Print dialog box to begin printing the odd pages.

To print the User's Guide and Reference in Word for Windows or WordPad (creating a manual printed on only one side of the page):
1. Open the ciaman95.doc file in Word for Windows (Version 7.0 or later) or WordPad.
2. From the File menu select Print...
3. Click the OK button.

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Demo Limitations

The CIARA Timed Demo is a fully functional version of CIARA. After the program is installed it will operate for six months. The number of days remaining will be displayed every time the program is started or once a day if the program is run continuously. If you do not have enough time to evaluate CIARA please contact us and we will extend your evaluation period for three months. The data file generated during the trial period will stay intact and can be used with a registered version.

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