A stereochemical projection, roughly in the mean plane of the molecule, in which bonds are represented by open wedges, tapering off from the nearer atom to the farther atom. It is mainly used to illustrate the conformation of larger cycloalkanes e.g. cyclotetradecane:
equivalent to
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193
(Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2222
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry
http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/W06667.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
