000			01562 a2200193 4500
020			_a0198792751 (paperback)
020			_a9780198792758 (paperback)
082	0	4	_a547.1223 _bROO
100	1		_aRobinson, Michael J. T. _9252375
245	1	0	_aOrganic stereochemistry / _cMichael J. T. Robinson.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aOxford: _bOxford University Press, USA, _c2005.
300			_a89 p. ;
490	1		_aOxford chemistry primers.
520			_aNumber 88 in the well-known Oxford Chemistry Primer series introduces upper-undergraduate students to how the three-dimensional shapes of molecules influence their chemical and physical properties. It starts with an introduction to common stereochemical terms used throughout the book. Chapter two covers the structures of simple unstrained organic molecules followed by examples of strained molecules. The third chapter deals with conformational analysis of acyclic and carbocyclic molecules, ending with a short exposition of molecular mechanics. Chapter four is about stereoisomerism in molecules and compounds. A full description of enantiomerism and diastereomerism is followed by an explanation of the nomenclature for absolute and relative configurations of molecules and for topism. The book concludes with a survey of stereoselective and stereospecific reactions, including the use of chiral catalysts and auxiliaries, rules for predicting stereoselectivity, and double asymmetric synthesis.
650		0	_aOrganic compounds--Synthesis _9252376
650		0	_aStereochemistry _9252377
942			_cBK
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