ABSTRACT
A Fischer projection is a two-dimensional depiction of a three dimensional organic molecule by way of visual projection (Wikipedia, “Fischer Projection”, 2013). Hermann Emil Fischer developed this graphing system in 1891 (Wikipedia, “Fischer Projection”, 2013). The characteristics of Fischer projections are one or more stereogenic centers surrounded by four plain bonds aligned in a vertical fashion (Brecher, 2006). These Fischer projections were originally designed to depict carbohydrates (Brecher, 2006).
