The meaning of "dihedral"

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The meaning of "dihedral"

Postby 704784857 » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:22 pm

Can someone explain the meaning of "dihedral" when it comes to drawing a Newman Conformation?
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Re: The meaning of "dihedral"

Postby lisabang2L » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:56 pm

the dihedral angle is the angle made by 4 consecutively covalently connected atoms. as for newman, these angles are commonly 0, 60, 120, and 180 and help to determine the positions of the the C, H, and other substituents.
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