Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds

· Springer Nature
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610
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This textbook provides a simple approach to understand the various complex aspects of stereochemistry. It deals with basic static stereochemistry and gives an overview of the different isomeric forms and nomenclatures. With simple writing style and many examples, this book covers the topics such as stereochemistry of hydrocarbons, alkenes, cycloalkenes, optically active compounds, trivalent carbon, fused, bridged and caged rings and related compounds. This textbook also covers the additional topics such as optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism, steroechemistry of elimination reactions, substitution reactions, rearrangement reactions and pericyclic reactions. The book includes pedagogical features like end-of-chapter problems and key concepts to help students in self-learning. The textbook is extremely useful for the senior undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing course in chemistry, especially organic chemistry. Besides, this book will also be a useful reference book for professionals working in various chemical industries, biotechnology, bioscience and pharmacy.

About the author

Dr. V.K. Ahluwalia was a Professor of Chemistry at Delhi University for more than three decades teaching Graduate, Postgraduate and M.Phil. Students. He was also a Postdoctoral Fellow between 1960 and 1962 and worked with renowned global names from prestigious international universities. He was a visiting professor of Biomedical Research at University of Delhi. Dr Ahluwalia is widely regarded as a leading subject expert in chemistry and allied subjects along with being a “Choice Award for an Outstanding Academic Title” winner. He has published more than 100 titles. Apart from books, he has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals.

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