Term: sawhorse projection
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05480

Definition:
A perspective formula indicating the spatial arrangement of bonds on two adjacent carbon atoms. The bond between the two atoms is represented by a diagonal line, the left-hand bottom end of which locates the atom nearer the observer and the right-hand top end the atom that is further away. In general a Newman or zig-zag projection is preferred. S05480.png

Related Terms:
1) perspective formula (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04517).
2) newman (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04134).
3) zig-zag projection (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Z06747).

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/S05480.png) 

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2217 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)

Citation: 'sawhorse projection' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05480

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