Talk:enantiomer

If an Enantiomer contains stereoisomers that may not be superimposed on one another, the picture is inaccurate. If rotated, these may be superimposed on one another. Wikipedia contains what seems to be a more accurate picture. I am removing this picture til we hear for sure. Dabizi 04:47, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

• You seem to be mistaken. If you rotate the left image about the vertical axis, then the H on the left goes behing the plane rather than in front, and the OH at the bottom goes in front of the plane rather than behind. SemperBlotto 08:15, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
  • I actually have no background in Chemistry (but am being guided by a Physical Chemistry PhD student) and we almost couldn't figure out what you mean by "going behind the plane rather than in front" means. But now I (we) get it. The half-bolded line indicated that the H is poking out of the plane. Got it. I'm gonna change the description of the picture (to indicate this) for clarity, because she totally was unable to catch that otherwise. Thank you! Dabizi 02:54, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
  • It's called wedge-and-dash notation. This particular image is not too clever, because the author has changed the positions of the various groups at the same time as changing wedges and dashes - makes it confusing. SemperBlotto 09:15, 30 October 2008 (UTC)