Organic Process Chemistry
This course is an introduction to the important aspects of Process Chemistry for the industrial production of pharmaceutically active organic compounds. Topics covered include: industrial organic synthesis and process design, scaling to kilogram quantities, green chemistry principles, process safety and hazard identification, industrial separation and purification, and meeting quality guidelines and regulations.
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to evaluate small-scale reactions and determine what must be considered when scaling reactions to a kilogram scale.
You will be able to:
- Analyze a chemical process with respect to safety, environment, legal, control, and throughput.
- Recognize chemicals, solvents, and chemical procedures that are unsafe to use in large scale reactions.
- Use aspects of Green Chemistry to reduce the environmental impact a chemical process has on the environment.
- Determine what in-process assays and controls are necessary to regulate runaway reactions and minimizing impurities.
- Optimize a chemical process and minimize impurities through reactor design, addition rates, solvent selections, workups, and crystallizations.
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