Conformational Tug of War: A Technique for Converting Bond-Line Structures into Fischer Projections

• Sean C. Butler ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Texas at Tyler

     University of Texas at Tyler

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 98, Nº 2, 2021, págs. 678-681
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Undergraduate organic chemistry students, as they study conformational analysis and stereochemistry, frequently have trouble manipulating three-dimensional structures on a two-dimensional page or screen. The inability to accurately convert three-dimensional bond-line representations into Fischer projections is one example of this. While some students can utilize traditional approaches, other students require another way to visualize the molecule in order to perform the conversion. This text describes a method for converting bond-line structures of varying chain lengths and conformations into corresponding Fischer projections.