Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Anti
-
staggered
:
A
staggered
conformation
in which the two largest
groups
are
anti
(i.e., have a 180
o
dihedral angle
).
Anti
-
staggered
conformation
of
butane
Sawhorse projection
Newman projection
Related terms:
Syn
,
periplanar
,
syn-periplanar
,
anti-periplanar
,
gauche
,
eclipsed
,
conformational isomer
,
conformer
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