File talk:Thalidomide-structures.png
This image needs a legend to differentiate which isomer is each one. The thalidomide page that includes this image says in the figure legend:
Left: (R)-thalidomide Right: (S)-thalidomide
But I find that is opposite to what this image shows.
It is true that in the former version, 26 Sept. 2006 by Benjah-bmm27, the drawn formulas do not match the ball-and-stick models. This is corrected in the current version of this image (17 June 2007 by Eugene Zelenko).
However, the ball-and-stick models shown in both versions are left (S), right (R):
Hierarchy of substituents:
1- nitrogen
2- carbonyl C
3- aliphatic C
4- hydrogen
left structure: seen from below, N > CO > C counterclockwise, hence it is (S)
right structure: seen from above, N > CO > C clockwise, hence it is (R)
I am going to edit the thalidomide page and correct the figure legend.
Talk pages are where people discuss how to make content on Wikipedia the best that it can be. You can use this page to start a discussion with others about how to improve the "File:Thalidomide-structures.png" page.
