[Tex/LaTex] \cee command (from mhchem package) doesn’t allow \\[10pt]

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when using \cee command (from mhchem package) within align environment, \\[10pt] doesn't work. It works in align environment without \cee. Is there a workaround?

here is a MWE:

\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{mhchem}

%with \cee command
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
\cee{
A &-> B \\[10pt] %"[10pt]" is printed, no vertical adjustment
A &-> B 
}
\end{align}

%without \cee command
\begin{align}
A &\rightarrow B \\[10pt] %vertical adjustment works
A &\rightarrow B 
\end{align}

\end{document}

prints:

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Best Answer

Edit: mhchem version 3.16 includes the fix shown below. Update will be available in a few days.

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(This redefinition requires the current version of mhchem, not the one in texlive 2012)

\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{mhchem}

\makeatletter
\def\mhchem@cee@i#1\\#2#3\mhchem@ENDEND{%
  \ifx\mhchem@END#2%
    \mhchem@cee@ii#1&\mhchem@END\mhchem@ENDEND%
  \else%
    \mhchem@cee@ii#1&\mhchem@END\mhchem@ENDEND%
    \g@addto@macro\mhchem@ce@out{\\}%
   \@ifnextchar[\mhchem@cee@ibrk
\mhchem@cee@i#2#3\mhchem@ENDEND%
  \fi%
}

\def\mhchem@cee@ibrk[#1]{%
 \g@addto@macro\mhchem@ce@out{[#1]}\mhchem@cee@i}
\makeatother

%with \cee command
\begin{document}

\begin{align}
\cee{
A &-> B \\[10pt] %"[10pt]" is printed, no vertical adjustment
A &-> B 
}
\end{align}

%without \cee command
\begin{align}
A &\rightarrow B \\[10pt] %vertical adjustment works
A &\rightarrow B 
\end{align}

\end{document}
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