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 Canformational 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many of the details found in these texts are already inadequate or out of
date, although the student of stereochemistry and conformational analysis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.