<chem-struct>

Chemical Structure (Display)

Chemical expression, reaction, equation, etc. that is set apart within the text.

Remarks

This element accommodates chemical reactions expressed in many ways: as text with emphasis tags, subscripts, and superscripts; as a preformatted area (<preformat>); as an included graphic; etc. The linking attributes may also be used to point to an external source such as a URI.
Display/Formatting Note: A chemical structure is assumed to be anchored at its position within the text.

Related Elements

The expression of a chemical reaction or other chemical structure goes inside the <chem-struct> element. The related element <chem-struct-wrap> is an outer wrapper that may hold, for example, both a chemical reaction and its caption or three related chemical expressions.

Attributes

Model Description

This element may be contained in:

Example 1

...
<p>... Each mL of 0.1 N perchloric acid is equivalent to 20.12 mg 
of <chem-struct>C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>KNO<sub>4</sub>S</chem-struct>.</p>
...  

Example 2

...
<chem-struct-wrap>
 <caption>
  <title>Acesulfame K<break/>
   6-Methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazine-4(3H)-one-2,2 
   Dioxide Potassium Salt</title>
  <p>...</p>
 </caption>
 <alternatives>
  <graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
    xlink:href="mul1235456"/>
  <chem-struct>C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>KNO<sub>4</sub>S</chem-struct>
  ...
 </alternatives>
</chem-struct-wrap>
...