Term: zig-zag projection
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Z06747

Definition:
A stereochemical projection for an acyclic molecule (or portion of a molecule) where the main chain is represented by a zig-zag line in the plane and the substituents are shown above or below the plane. Z06747.png 

Image: Not defined (https://goldbook.iupac.org/img/inline/Z06747.png) 

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2222 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)

Citation: 'zig-zag 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.Z06747

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