Description
Book SynopsisAlicyclic chemistry is a fundamentally important area of chemistry. It exemplifies the concepts of bonded and non-bonded interactions of atoms, and the ideas of molecular strain and their impact on the stability and reactivity of a range of molecular types. This 1983 book aims to present the experimental basis for these concepts.
Table of ContentsPreface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. Cycloalkanes, cycloalkenes and cycloalkynes; 2. The conformations of rings; 3. The influence of ring size on the reactivity of substituent groups; 4. Cyclisation, cycloaddition and electrocyclic reactions; 5. The chemistry of small rings; 6. Cyclopentane, cyclohexane and cycloheptane derivatives; 7. Medium-sized and larger rings; 8. Spirans, bridged rings, fused small rings and cage molecules; 9. Decalins, hydrindanes and related fused ring systems; Appendix. Physical properties of some alicyclic substances; Index.
