Stereochemistry is about the shape and change of shape of molecules. There are several textbooks on this topic. This recent book has a unique feature: Several months after its publication (It was published in October 1998), the author has already established a website [1] for this book at http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ch/mnhome.htm where enhanced diagrams, answers to problems and an updated bibliography are provided and are freely accessible. This book can be used as reading material for students

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... ng organic chemistry courses and for graduate students. Organic chemists like me can also brush up their knowledge on stereochemistry, particularly organic stereochemistry. The copy I received is a paper-back version. The size and the volume of this book also make reading it comfortable. At the end of each chapter, references for further reading are provided, including a reference to the appropriate chapter of the definative stereochemistry text Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds by Eliel and Wilen [2] The textbook currently retails at £ 25.00 and can be ordered directly from the publisher by calling +44 1242 267283, faxing +44 1242 253695. You can also order by e-mailing (export@thornes.co.uk). I am always interested in how the authors of stereochemistry books use stereochemical representations, because the solid wedge, broken wedge, broken line, solid bar, and broken bar are all frequently used for structural drawing. A large number of combinations of these representations have been seen in literature, which have caused confusion and ambiguity [3]. In this text, stereochemical representation is introduced in Chapter 1. The first figure defines correct (black and gray) and incorrect (red or blue) representations of a tetrahedron (also at the