Drawing Conformations There are three common ways of drawing conformations: Wedges(seen before) Newman Projections Sawhorse Structures Newman Projections The molecule is drawn as if it is viewed straight down the C-C bond. H front carbon H H back carbon viewed from the end perspective drawing Newman projection The front carbon is drawn with 3 bonds in a Y shape The back carbon is drawn as a circle with 3 bonds pointing out from it. Ch03 Alkanes (landscape) Page 11 Ch03 Alkanes (landscape) Page 11 Drawing Conformations There are three common ways of drawing conformations: Wedges (seen before) Newman Projections Sawhorse Structures Newman Projections The molecule is drawn as if it is viewed straight down the C-C bond. The front carbon is drawn with 3 bonds in a Y shape The back carbon is drawn as a circle with 3 bonds pointing out from it