During the past two decades several texts in the areas of stereochemistry
and conformational analysis have been published, including Stereochemistry
of Carbon Compounds (Eliel, McGraw-Hill, 1962) and Conforinationul
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already inadequate or out of date, although the student in stereochemistry
and conformational analysis may still learn the basic concepts of the
subject from them