staggered conformation

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05903
The @C01258@ of groups attached to two adjacent atoms if the @T06406@ are such that the groups are as far away as possible from an @E01884@ arrangement.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2218 [Terms] [Paper]