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Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds The first fully referenced, comprehensive book on this subject in more than thirty years, Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds contains up-to-date coverage and insightful exposition of all important new concepts, developments, and tools in the rapidly advancing field of stereochemistry, including:
* Asymmetric and diastereoselective synthesis
* Conformational analysis
* Properties of enantiomers and racemates
* Separation and analysis of enantiomers and diastereoisomers
* Developments in spectroscopy (including NMR), chromatography, and molecular mechanics as applied to stereochemistry
* Prostereoisomerism
* Conceptual foundations of stereochemistry, including terminology and symmetry concepts
* Chiroptical properties
Written by the leading authorities in the field, the text includes more than 4,000 references, 1,000 illustrations, and a glossary of stereochemical terms.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Structure
• Stereoisomers
• Symmetry
• Configuration
• Properties of Stereoisomers: Stereoisomer Discrimination
• Separation of Stereoisomers: Resolution, Racemization
• Heterotopic Ligands and Faces (Prostereoisomerism, Prochirality)
• Stereochemistry of Alkenes
• Conformation of Acyclic Molecules
• Configuration and Conformation of Cyclic Molecules
• Stereoselective Synthesis
• Chiroptical Properties
• Chirality in Molecules Devoid of Chiral Centers
• Glossary
• Index

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CHOICE Review

Although treating the same subject and retaining one of the original authors (Eliel), this book is clearly more than just a revision of Stereochemistry of Carbon Compounds (1962); it is likely to take the place of its predecessor as one of the standard works in organic chemistry. The growth of the field in the intervening 22 years is reflected in a reorganization of the material and the nearly tripled length. The authors provide a wealth of references in a work appropriate for upper-division undergraduates and graduate students as well as faculty, researchers, and other professionals. This book should be included in all graduate and undergraduate-level chemistry libraries. P. A. Gebauer; Monmouth College (IL)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

ERNEST L. ELIEL is W. R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of Stereochemistry of Carbon Compounds and Elements of Stereochemistry, coeditor of the Wiley series, Topics in Stereochemistry, and coauthor of Conformational Analysis. The recipient of numerous academic and scientific awards and honors, Professor Eliel is Past President of the American Chemical Society and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. SAMUEL H. WILEN is Professor of Chemistry at City College, City University of New York, where he has taught since 1957. Professor Wilen is the author of Tables of Resolving Agents and Optical Resolutions, coauthor of Enantiomers, Racemates and Resolutions, and coeditor of the Wiley series, Topics in Stereochemistry. LEWIS N. MANDER has been Professor of Chemistry at the Australian National University since 1980. He has held visiting appointments at Cambridge University, California Institute of Technology, and Harvard University. His research interests are concerned with the development of methods and strategies for the synthesis of complex organic molecules with a special interest in plant growth and development.