Introduction to Stereochemistry
Clark, Andrew (University of Warwick, UK) / Kitson, Russ (University of Warwick, UK) / Mistry, Nimesh (University of Leeds, UK) / Taylor, Paul (University of Leeds, UK) / Taylor, Matthew (University of Warwick, UK) / Lloyd, Michael (Imperial College London, UK) / Akamune, Caroline (University of Warwick, UK)
Why did the drug thalidomide affect unborn babies? What is the chemical difference between sucrose and lactose in your food? Stereochemistry holds the answer and is essential to understand the chemistry of life.Stereochemistry often causes confusion amongst students when they first encounter it because it requires the chemist to visualise molecules in 3D, which can be difficult. In this book we deal with tricky concepts like conformation and c...