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I'm currently writing a lab report using LaTeX and I'm tasked with rewriting one of the chemical reactions (in this instance isoborneol to camphor, reaction provided in pic). I have the basic structures down, however I'm unsure even after consulting the docs how to add the wedge and middle line into the aromatic structures. My current code:

\begin{figure}[!htbp]
\centering
\caption{Isoborneol Oxidation Reaction To Camphor.\cite{chemfig,textbook}}
\schemestart
    \chemname{\chemfig{*6(-(-)-(<OH)----)}}{Isoborneol}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{NaOCl}}{Sodium\\Hypochlorite}
    \arrow{->[HOAc][]}
    \chemname{\chemfig{*6(-(-)-(=O)----)}}{Camphor}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{NaCl}}{Sodium\\Chloride}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{H_2O}}{Water}
\schemestop
\end{figure}

Isoborneol to Camphor Synthesis Reaction

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  • Welcome to TeX.SX! Page 70 of the chemfig manual contains an example showing ththe camphor molecule in two different views, one of them quite similar to the one in your question. You may want to take a look ath the corresponding code.
    – leandriis
    Oct 11, 2021 at 17:45
  • Unrelated: in chemistry, reaction equations/schemes are usually not labeled as a "figure", but as a "scheme". To do so, you can use the scheme environment that is provided a) by the scheme module of the chemmacros package of b) by the chemscheme package.
    – leandriis
    Oct 11, 2021 at 17:58

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Here are two versions, one inspired by the example in the chemfig manual, the other closer to the image in your question:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{chemfig}
\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[!htbp]
\centering
\caption{Isoborneol Oxidation Reaction To Camphor.\cite{chemfig,textbook}}
\schemestart
    \chemname{\chemfig{*6(-(-)(<:[::120](-[::-100,0.7])(-[::100,0.7]))-(<OH)--(<:[::120])---)}}{Isoborneol}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{NaOCl}}{Sodium\\Hypochlorite}
    \arrow{->[HOAc][]}
    \chemname{\chemfig{*6(-(-)(<:[::120](-[::-100,0.7])(-[::100,0.7]))-(=O)--(<:[::120])---)}}{Camphor}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{NaCl}}{Sodium\\Chloride}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{H_2O}}{Water}
\schemestop
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[!htbp]
\centering
\caption{Isoborneol Oxidation Reaction To Camphor.\cite{chemfig,textbook}}
\schemestart
    \chemname{\chemfig{*6(-(-)(-[::100,1.075](-[::-70,0.8])(-[::110,0.8]))-(<OH)--(-[::140,1.075])---)}}{Isoborneol}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{NaOCl}}{Sodium\\Hypochlorite}
    \arrow{->[HOAc][]}
    \chemname{\chemfig{*6(-(-)(-[::100,1.075](-[::-70,0.8])(-[::110,0.8]))-(=O)--(-[::140,1.075])---)}}{Camphor}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{NaCl}}{Sodium\\Chloride}
    \+
    \chemname{\chemfig{H_2O}}{Water}
\schemestop
\end{figure}

\end{document}
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    Very nice and excellent work. +1
    – Sebastiano
    Oct 11, 2021 at 19:24
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Another approach to Isoborneol.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{chemfig}
\begin{document}
\chemfig{*6(-?[a](-)(-[2,,,,draw=none]-[0,0.4,,,draw=none]?[a]?[b](-[0,0.6])(-[4,0.6]))-(<OH)--?[b]--)}
\end{document}

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