STEREOCHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS

Contenido: Introduction - Optical isomerism - optical isomerism due to asymmetric carbon atoms - Racemic modifications - Configuration - Confirmation and reactivity in acyclic compounds - Some aspects of the stereochemistry of ring systems - The actual shape of six-membered rings and its relation to properties and reactivity - The shape of rings other than six-menbered ones - Fused rings and bridged rings - The stereoisomerism of allenes and related compounds - Geometrical isomerism and the stereochemistry of olefins - The stereochemistry of tricovalent carbon - Optical rotation and optical rotatory dispersion - stereoselective synthesis and stereoregulated polymerization - Name and Subjet Indexes. 486