Guide to organic stereochemistry
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Guide to organic stereochemistry
Longman, 1996
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Guide to organic stereochemistry from methane to macromolecules
Organic stereochemistry
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Takes the reader step-by-step from the structures of simple molecules, such as methane, to the basic shapes of biologically important macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids. Deals with the concept of chirality, which is often overlooked by many texts. Chirality is approached by firstly explaining the stereochemistry of compounds with one stereogenic centre, then dealing with compounds having two or more stereogenic centres before focusing on compounds possessing axes of chirality. The importance of stereochemistry in a wide variety of transformations (for example addition reactions, eliminations, and cycloadditions), is discussed. The final chapters describe the application of stereocontrol in asymmetric synthesis, indicating the use of chiral auxiliaries and chiral catalysts in modern chemistry.
Table of Contents
1. Shapes of Simple Molecules
2. Chirality in Molecules Containing Asymmetrically Substituted Tetrahedral Centres
3. Nomenclature and Stereochemistry of Amino Acids and some Simple Carbohydrates
4. Chirality in Systems Lacking an Asymmetric Carbon Atom
5. Stereoisomerism about Bonds of Restricted Rotation: cis-trans isomerism
6. Methods for Estimation of Ratios of Stereoisomers in a Mixture and the Separation and Identification of the Individual Components
7. Some Transformations at or near a Stereogenic Centre: Racemisation and Resolution
8. Some Simple Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds
9. Stereochemistry of Some Important Reactions Leading to the Formation of Alkenes
10. Some Reactions of Simple Alkenes
11. Stereochemistry in Some Important Cyclizations Involving Pericyclic Reactions
12. Stereochemistry of Cyclization Reactions Proceeding through High Energy Intermediates
13. Stereochemistry of Selected Polymers
14. Stereochemistry and Organic Synthesis
15. Asymmetric Synthesis
16. Total Asymmetric Syntheses of Prostaglandin F2 and Compactin
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