Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Arrow coordinates

[bstex]

Hi,
i'm having this:

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and I would like to raise the arrow, so it is vertically center with the text.
Can that happen without the \raisebox command?
Also, how can I modify the tikz code of the arrow, so it automatically puts a blank space after every arrow I insert in my code with the \myArrow command? I want this because, as you see, the letter B is very close to the arrow tip.

My MWE:

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{chemfig}
\newcommand{\myArrow}{\tikz {\draw[semithick] [-{Straight Barb[angle=60:1.5pt 3]}] (0,0) -- ++ (0.4,0);}}

\begin{document}
A \myArrow B
\end{document}

Thank you.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Ho about this:

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{positioning}
\usepackage{chemfig}
\newcommand{\myArrow}[2]{\tikz[baseline=(A.base)] {%
  \node (A) {#1};
  \node (B) [right =0.4 of A] {#2};
  \draw[semithick] [-{Straight Barb[angle=60:1.5pt 3]}] (A) -- (B);}}
 
\begin{document}
\myArrow{X}{Y}
\end{document}

Stefan