Using the SMILES molecular data editor
As an example we are going to look at the PDB entry 3lc3, which contains the inhibitor 1-[5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-benzothiophen-2-yl] methanediamine (shown graphically in Figure 4 below).
![The chemical structure of the inhibitor 1-[5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-benzothiophen-2-yl] methanediamine](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/online/courses/pdbechem/wp-content/uploads/sites/104/2023/03/figure_4_newv4-382x188-1.png)
Let’s sketch just the double-ringed benzothiophene moiety in the editor.