Drawing Newman Projections
As we learned already, we use Newman projections to visualize the rotations of conformers. Now we will learn the steps involved to draw the perfect one.
Introduction to Drawing Newman Projections
Worked Example:Draw the most energetically favorable Newman Projection for CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3 down the C2 – C3 bond.
1. Convert problem into bondline structure
Step 1 to Drawing Newman Projections

2. Highlight the bond of interest
Step 2 to Drawing Newman Projections

3. Draw an eyeball glaring down the length of the bond
Step 3 to Drawing Newman Projections

4. Surround only the bond of interest with ALL implied hydrogens
Step 4 to Drawing Newman Projections

5. Draw a front carbon with 3 groups in the front and a back carbon with 3 groups in the back
Step 5 to Drawing Newman Projections

6. Determine which dihedral angle would correspond
Step 6 to Drawing Newman Projections

Hint:This question asked for the most energetically favorable = most stable. Which conformation is most stable?
The right answer was anti. You got it. So it turns out this time we drew it correctly on the first try. But there will be other examples where we will have to rotate the Newman Projection into the correct position.
Draw the most energetic Newman Projection of CH3CH(C6H5)CH3
Hint:Not all Newman Projections can form an anti, gauche and eclipsed conformation. If you have no clear large group on one side of the projection, you’ll just be stuck with projections called staggered (not overlapping) and eclipsed (overlapping).
Draw the most stable Newman Projection of CH3CH2 CH2OH through the C2 – C1 bond.
- Use a Newman projection about the indicated bond to draw the most stable conformer for each compound. a. 3-me...
- Use a Newman projection about the indicated bond to draw the most stable conformer for each compound. b. 3,3-...
- Convert each Newman projection to the equivalent line–angle formula, and assign the IUPAC name. g. h.
- Convert each Newman projection to the equivalent line–angle formula, and assign the IUPAC name. a. b.
- Which of the following structures represent the same compound? Which ones represent different compounds? f. &...
- Draw a Newman projection, similar to [FIGURE 3-25} down the C1—C6 bond in the equatorial conformation of met...
- Draw Newman projections of the following molecules viewed from the direction of the blue arrows. b.
- Draw Newman projections of the following molecules viewed from the direction of the blue arrows. a. [SOLVED]
- Convert the following Newman projections to skeletal structures and name them.
- a. Draw all the staggered and eclipsed conformers that result from rotation about the C-2-C-3 bond of pentane.
- Using Newman projections, draw the most stable conformer for each of the following: b. 3-methylhexane, viewed ...
- Using Newman projections, draw the most stable conformer for each of the following: a. 3-methylpentane, viewed...
- For rotation about the C-3-C-4 bond of 2-methylhexane, do the following: c. About which other carbon–carbon bo...
- b. Draw a potential-energy diagram for rotation about the C-2-C-3 bond of pentane through 360°, starting with ...
- For rotation about the C-3-C-4 bond of 2-methylhexane, do the following: a. Draw the Newman projection of the ...
- c. Draw Newman projections of the two conformers of the trans isomer. d. Which of the conformers predominates ...
- (••) For each pair of conformations shown, choose which is most stable. [If both conformations have the same n...
- (••) Given the following structures, show the Newman projection that would result from looking down the indica...
- (••) Given the following structures, show the Newman projection that would result from looking down the indica...
- Using the Newman projections shown, draw each molecule in its line-angle drawing with all hydrogens and substi...
- Using the Newman projections shown, draw each molecule in its line-angle drawing with all hydrogens and substi...
- (•) Given the first Newman projection and the direction and degree of rotation, fill in the resulting Newman p...
- (•) Given the first Newman projection and the direction and degree of rotation, fill in the resulting Newman p...
- (•) Given the first Newman projection and the direction and degree of rotation, fill in the resulting Newman p...
- (•) Given the first Newman projection and the direction and degree of rotation, fill in the resulting Newman p...
- (••) Given the following structures, show the Newman projection that would result from looking down the indica...
- (••) Given the following structures, show the Newman projection that would result from looking down the indica...
- (••) For each pair of conformations shown, choose which is most stable. [If both conformations have the same n...
- Draw Newman projections along the C3―C4 bond to show the most stable and least stable conformations of 3-ethy...
- Draw Newman projections of the following molecules viewed from the direction of the blue arrows. c.