Complex sentence: The placement of double bonds in many alicyclic compounds can be predicted with Bredt's rule, while the mode of ring-closing in the formation of many alicyclic compounds can be predicted by Baldwin's rules.
Split into simpler sentences: The placement of double bonds in many alicyclic compounds can be predicted with Bredt's rule. The mode of ring-closing in the formation of many alicyclic compounds can be predicted by Baldwin's rules.