During the last decade several texts in the areas of stereochemistry
and conformational analysis have been published, including Stereochemistry
of Carbon Compounds (Eliel, McGraw-Hill, 1962) and Conformational
Analysis (Eliel, Allinger, Angyal, and Morrison, Interscience, 1965). While
the writing of these books was stimulated by the high level of research activity
in the area of stereochemistry, it has, in turn, spurred further activity. As a
result, many of the details found in these texts are already inadequate or out
of date, although the student of stereochemistry and conformational analysis
may still learn the basic concepts of the subject from them.