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cyclopentadiene

Nice results, and you have chosen some very sensible angles to analyse! I am a bit baffled however that 4 has an angle of 102.9 (which is a lot less than the idea angle) and yet also has the lower energy? Any ideas? You make no mention of the background kinetic vs thermodynamic control (diagrams please).

Taxol

Nice presentation of the two isomers, and their hydrogenated derivatives. Could you also derive the heat of hydrogenation and compare it with an unstrained alkene (cyclohexene is normally chosen)? But you do not discuss the possibility of TWO chair forms for each, as well as twist boats. Why not?

NMR

Which of 17 and 18 does Table 5 rfer to? It is really difficult to compare the lit value (Table 7, which compound?) with Table 5. You need to devise a statistical test to compare the two (rtead the literature!).

== Epoxides

Xray

You identify three anomeric centres, and cite the C-O lengths for them. But a bit more is needed (see 2nd year lectures) on the origins. Rather than put the lengths onto a static diagram, you could annotate the Jmol with them, making it much easier to see what is going on.

NMR

There is no compariso with literature values here that I can find! This is an essential part of the analysis.

OR

Table 12. What is the difference between "experimental optical rotation at 598 nm" and "literature optical rotation" Is one what you obtained in the lab upstairs? What is trans styrene? Did you mean stilbene? There are MANY lit values; you only quote one? This section is not very good analysis.

TS

Could you convert K to ee? You have to figure out how to do this yourself. In the conclusion, discuss what the literature says about this result.

NCI and QTAIM

Not much substance to your discussion, you are merely saying what was in the notes that I wrote! Put your own thoughts in.

Suggestion

Is your alkene commercially available? How much does it cost? Remember, you are trying to suggest a new alkene, and we need to know this about the alkene.

Overall, you started well but near the end your detail became quite sparse.