Stereoisomerism and Pericyclic Reactions

Contents: Preface. 1. Stereoisomers. 2. Alkene stereoisomers. 3. Cycloalkane stereoisomers. 4. Conformational Isomerism. 5. Ethane conformers. 6. Butane conformers. 7. Ring conformers. 8. Substituted cyclohexanes. 9. Chirality. 10. Enantiomorphism. 11. Optical activity. 12. Structural equivalence and non-equivalence of groups. 13. Designating the configuration of stereogenic centers. 14. Two or more stereogenic centers. 15. Stereogenic nitrogen atoms. 16. Fischer projection formulas. 17. Achiral diastereomers (Meso-compounds). 18. Formulas using other configurational notations. 19. Resolution of Racemates. 20. Conformational enantiomorphism. 21. Stereoisomers of disubstituted cyclohexanes. 22. Pericyclic reactions.

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