diff --git a/tools/msi2lmp/test/ethane-oplsaa.car b/tools/msi2lmp/test/ethane-oplsaa.car
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+!BIOSYM archive 3
+PBC=ON
+Materials Studio Generated CAR File
+!DATE Tue Jul 02 12:42:22 2013
+PBC   10.0000   10.0000   10.0000   90.0000   90.0000   90.0000 (P1)
+C1       4.462910000    5.148330000   -5.000410000 XXXX 1      CT      C  -0.180
+C2       5.965490000    5.079930000   -4.999750000 XXXX 1      CT      C  -0.180
+H3       4.099550000    6.054480000   -5.502500000 XXXX 1      HC      H   0.060
+H4       4.020330000    4.288350000   -5.519840000 XXXX 1      HC      H   0.060
+H5       4.057610000    5.156680000   -3.980190000 XXXX 1      HC      H   0.060
+H6       6.409980000    5.944880000   -4.490510000 XXXX 1      HC      H   0.060
+H7       6.329880000    4.179410000   -4.488110000 XXXX 1      HC      H   0.060
+H8       6.370610000    5.061380000   -6.019850000 XXXX 1      HC      H   0.060
+end
+end
diff --git a/tools/msi2lmp/test/ethane-oplsaa.mdf b/tools/msi2lmp/test/ethane-oplsaa.mdf
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index 0000000000..3d83475a78
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+!BIOSYM molecular_data 4
+ 
+!Date: Tue Jul 02 12:42:23 2013   Materials Studio Generated MDF file
+ 
+#topology
+
+@column 1 element
+@column 2 atom_type
+@column 3 charge_group
+@column 4 isotope
+@column 5 formal_charge
+@column 6 charge
+@column 7 switching_atom
+@column 8 oop_flag
+@column 9 chirality_flag
+@column 10 occupancy
+@column 11 xray_temp_factor
+@column 12 connections
+ 
+@molecule ethane
+ 
+XXXX_1:C1           C  CT      1     0  0    -0.1800 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C2 H3 H4 H5 
+XXXX_1:C2           C  CT      1     0  0    -0.1800 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C1 H6 H7 H8 
+XXXX_1:H3           H  HC      1     0  0     0.0600 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C1 
+XXXX_1:H4           H  HC      1     0  0     0.0600 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C1 
+XXXX_1:H5           H  HC      1     0  0     0.0600 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C1 
+XXXX_1:H6           H  HC      1     0  0     0.0600 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C2 
+XXXX_1:H7           H  HC      1     0  0     0.0600 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C2 
+XXXX_1:H8           H  HC      1     0  0     0.0600 0 0 8 1.0000  0.0000 C2 
+ 
+!
+#symmetry
+@periodicity 3 xyz
+@group (P1)
+
+#end
diff --git a/tools/msi2lmp/test/in.ethane-oplsaa b/tools/msi2lmp/test/in.ethane-oplsaa
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index 0000000000..b2611906bf
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+log log.ethane-oplsaa
+units real
+atom_style full
+pair_style lj/cut/coul/cut 15.0
+bond_style harmonic
+angle_style harmonic
+dihedral_style opls
+
+read_data ethane-oplsaa.data
+
+thermo_style multi
+minimize 0.0 0.0 100 1000
+
+write_data ethane-oplsaa.data2