- Prerequisite: CHEM 265 or CHEM 267
- Recommended: CHEM 360
This course will cover general principles underlying various aspects of selectivity in organic synthesis, as well as specific synthetic methods and strategies used in modern organic synthesis. Topics will include: retrosynthetic analysis, synthons and disconnections, kinetic and thermodynamic control, protecting groups, functional group interconversions, reductions and oxidations, carbon-carbon bond formation using organometallics, stereoselective formation of C-C double bonds, and asymmetric synthesis.
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