Description
Book SynopsisMost books on organic conformational deal with sterochemistry, while neglecting the spatial structure of organic molecules, especially the unusual ones. This ambitious monograph presents a global view of organic structure and conformational analysis in a very readable style. The author''s fascination with the beauty and variety of shapes of organic molecules comes through in her description of the importance of molecular organization in organic chemical and biological systems, the quantum foundations of molecular spatial structure, molecular symmetry, chiralty and physical methods for studying molecular geometry. She provides ample bases for the new trends in organic conformational chemistry, including the application of Computer Assisted Molecular Design (CAMD) to organic synthesis.
Table of ContentsMolecular Symmetry.
Chirality and its Importance in Nature: Cahn, Ingold, and Prelog Classification of Chirality and its Modification.
Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Mechanics: Theoretical Foundation of Molecule Spatial Structure.
Physical Methods as a Source of Information on the Values of Bond Lengths and Angles in Organic Molecules.
Nonstandard Systems, the Purposes of Studying Them, Mutual Interaction Between Theory and Synthetic Chemistry.
Molecular Modeling: Computer Assisted Molecular Design (CAMD).
Index.
