How to draw the Newman projection of ethene down the C=C bond?

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1 Answer
Mar 23, 2018

Uh, I'm not sure why you would but, okay... It's not nearly as interesting as #"H"_3"C"-"CH"_3# down the #"C"-"C"# bond, so maybe you should draw that too.


Here is the Sawhorse projection:

And here is the resultant Newman projection from compressing it down:

So, the Newman projection is just a circle to divide what bonds are behind and what bonds are in front. Then slightly separate the rear and front #"C"-"H"# bonds to distinguish them.