Conformational isomers of alkanes – Newman projections (circles and sticks)
Drawing chair conformations of cyclohexanes – parallel lines
Chair conformations as Newman projections
Conformational isomers of cyclohexanes – the ring flip
Upside-down cyclohexane chairs
Chiral and achiral - optical activity
Assigning Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priorities
Applying Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules – deducing R and S, E and Z
Fischer projections – criss-cross
Preparation of homochiral molecules
Flow-chart for deducing isomeric relationships
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