Basic Organic Stereochemistry - Softcover

Eliel, Ernest L. L.; Wilen, Samuel H.; Doyle, Michael P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471374997 ISBN 13: 9780471374992

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2001

Synopsis

Stereoisomers are compounds with the same chemical formula and connectivity but with different arrangements of their atoms in 3-dimensional space. Stereochemistry encompasses the study of stereoisomers and their properties. Despite having an identical chemical formula, stereoisomers can have drastically different biological, medicinal, and chemical properties. Basic Organic Stereochemistry explains in clear, concise terms the concepts and properties of stereoisomers.
Ideal both as a text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students and as a handy guide for researchers in industry, this superb text covers:

• Polarimetry and optical rotation
  
• Internal coordinates, configuration, and conformation
  
• Nature of stereoisomers
  
• Barriers between stereoisomers and residual stereoisomers
  
• Symmetry operators and symmetry point groups
  
• Properties of stereoisomers and stereoisomer discrimination
  
• Separation of stereoisomers, resolution, and racemization
  Suitable for students in organic and biological chemistry, Basic Organic Stereochemistry is unparalleled as a convenient text.

About this title

About the Author

ERNEST L. ELIEL, PhD, is W. R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is the coauthor of Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds and the recipient of numerous academic and scientific awards. Professor Eliel is past president of the American Chemical Society and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

SAMUEL H. WILEN, PhD, (deceased) was Professor of Chemistry at City College, City University of New York.

MICHAEL P. DOYLE, PhD, is Vice President of Research Corporation, located in Tucson, Arizona, and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Arizona. He is the recipient of numerous awards for research and teaching.

From the Back Cover

A Practical Introduction to Stereochemistry

Stereoisomers are compounds with the same chemical formula and connectivity but with different arrangements of their atoms in 3-dimensional space. Stereochemistry encompasses the study of stereoisomers and their properties. Despite having an identical chemical formula, stereoisomers can have drastically different biological, medicinal, and chemical properties. Basic Organic Stereochemistry explains in clear, concise terms the concepts and properties of stereoisomers.

Ideal both as a text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students and as a handy guide for researchers in industry, this superb text covers:
* Polarimetry and optical rotation
* Internal coordinates, configuration, and conformation
* Nature of stereoisomers
* Barriers between stereoisomers and residual stereoisomers
* Symmetry operators and symmetry point groups
* Properties of stereoisomers and stereoisomer discrimination
* Separation of stereoisomers, resolution, and racemization

Suitable for students in organic and biological chemistry, Basic Organic Stereochemistry is unparalleled as a convenient text.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471374997
• ISBN 13: 9780471374992
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 705