Molecule Rotations in Newman Projections

Newman projections show molecule rotations around a single bond in a clear two-dimensional view. Chemists use several notations to show the three-dimensional shape of a molecule on a flat surface. The dash-wedge formula is one common way to do this. In that notation, dashed wedges show groups behind the plane, solid wedges s...

A common way of representing a three-dimensional structure of a molecule on a two-dimensional surface is using the dash-wedge notation.

In this notation, solid lines represent bonds lying in the same plane; solid wedges indicate bonds coming out of the plane, and dashed wedges represent bonds situated behind the plane.

In an organi...