To write a Newman pro jection formula, we imagine ourselves taking a view from one atom(usually a carbon) directly along a selected bond axis to the next atom(also usually a carbon atom). The front carbon and its other bonds are represented as and those of the back carbon as o• To write a Newman projection formula, we imagine ourselves taking a view from one atom (usually a carbon) directly along a selected bond axis to the next atom (also usually a carbon atom). The front carbon and its other bonds are represented as and those of the back carbon as