Peter wrote:
>>Initial Comment:
>>PMR points out that it would be useful to support 2D
>>fisher projections. This would allow us to show
>>molecules in both 2D and 3D formats. Quality of 2D
>>rendering is very important. MarvinSketch has a good
>>listing of standard formatting styles for fisher
>>projections (explicit carbons, explicit hydrogens, only
>>hydrogens connected to non-carbons, etc)
>
> I think you mean "2D structural diagrams". [Fischer (sic) projections are
> a
> (hopefully obsolescent) way of representing certain subsets of chemistry
> such as sugars and amino acids]. Note that the preferred conventions are
> being developed at:
> http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/iupacstructures/
> which are the result of considerable recent discussion moderated by
> Jonathan Brecher of CambridgeSoft.

Yes, I now understand that these are 2D projections ... and that a Fischer
projection is a special type which has special interpretations for
horizontal/vertical bond alignment.

(Using google ... Fischer seemed more popular than Fisher)

Miguel



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