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Chemistry International -- Newsmagazine for IUPAC
From the journal Chemistry International -- Newsmagazine for IUPAC Volume 27 Issue 4

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Provisional Recommendations

Graphical Representation of Configuration

The configuration of compounds is determined by the relationship of atoms in three dimensional space, yet chemical structures are most commonly depicted in two dimensional media such as printed publications or computer screens. Recommendations are provided for the display of three-dimensional stereochemical information in two-dimensional diagrams in ways that avoid ambiguity and are likely to be well-understood by all viewers. Examples are provided for all types of stereochemical configuration, with explanation of which styles are preferred and which should be avoided.

Comments by 31 July 2005

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ci.2005.27.4.32b

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Masthead
  2. From the Editor
  3. Contents
  4. Assessing the IUPAC
  5. The International Chemistry Olympiad
  6. Public Images of Chemistry
  7. IUPAC History Preserved
  8. Freedom to Publish
  9. InChl 1.0 Release
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  12. Honoring A Hero
  13. IUPAC Elections
  14. Wolfram vs. Tungsten
  15. Reply from Ture Damhus
  16. Remediation Technologies for the Removal of Arsenic from Water and Wastewater
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  18. Towards a Holistic Mechanistic Model for Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerizations
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