The Corey-Pauling rules, formulated by chemists Elias James Corey and Robert B. Pauling, are guidelines used in stereochemistry to predict the spatial arrangement of atoms in organic molecules, particularly in conformational analyses. Although they have been foundational in understanding molecular conformation, they are especially significant in the context of the conformations of cyclic compounds and the stereochemistry of complex organic molecules.
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