Newman projections when 2 carbons are not specified.

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Newman projections when 2 carbons are not specified.

Postby Albert Chong_1L » Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:17 am

Hi,

How do we decide which carbons to draw a Newman projection for if they are not stated?

One example is Self-Test 3.3B in Intro to Organics.
Draw a Newman projection for the gauche conformation of 1-iodobutane.

Thanks.

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Re: Newman projections when 2 carbons are not specified.

Postby Chem_Mod » Wed Mar 09, 2016 1:01 pm

An exam question will be more specific. However, in this case, any projection that demonstrates a gauche configuration would be acceptable.


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