Alicyclic Chemistry

This textbook is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students in organic chemistry.

 It describes the synthesis and properties of cycloalkanes compounds such as cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane and cycloheptatriene. It further covers the chemistry of ring compounds. The book also covers the reaction mechanisms of non-benzenoid aromatic compounds including annulenes, metallocenes and azulenes. It further contains discussions on tropone, tropolones, fluxional molecules, catenanes and rotaxanes. End-of-chapter exercises such as multiple-choice questions and short answer-questions help students in self-learning. This textbook is useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students in organic chemistry.

Introduction.- Nomenclature of Cycloalkanes.- Synthesis of Cycloalkanes.- Properties of Cycloalkanes.- Chemistry of Small Rings.- Chemistry of Common Ring Compounds.- Chemistry of Medium Sized and Larger Rings.- Conformations of Cycloalkanes.- Cycloalkanes Containing an Heteroatom (Heterocyclic Compounds).- Non-Benzenoid Aromatics.- Bridged Rings.- The Cage Molecules.- Tropones and Tropolones.- Fluxional Molecules.- Catenanes, Rotaxanes and Knots.

Dr V.K. Ahluwalia was Professor of Chemistry at Delhi University for more than three decades teaching graduate, postgraduate and M.Phil. students. He was also Postdoctoral Fellow between 1960 and 1962 and worked with renowned global names from prestigious international universities. He was Visiting Professor of Biomedical Research at University of Delhi. V.K. Ahluwalia was widely regarded as Leading Subject Expert in chemistry and allied subjects along with being a “Choice Award for an Outstanding Academic Title” winner. He has published more than 100 titles. Apart from books, he had published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals.

Dr Renu Aggarwal is working as Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department at Gargi College, New Delhi, for the last thirty years.