CHEM 523 - Synthetic Methods

(3 units)

Prerequisites: CHEM 220B with a grade of “C” or better; CHEM 521 recommended
Introduction to current methods of synthetic transformations; topics may include, but not limited to the following: Retrosynthetic analysis, protecting groups, functional group transformations, enolate chemistry, organometallics, stereochemistry and conformational analysis, pericyclic reactions, alkene functionalization and reactions of carbon nucleophiles.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.)