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CHEM 422 Synthetic Organic Chemistry Units: 3.00
Modern synthetic methods in organic chemistry. Principles of strategy in planning organic syntheses based on simple classifications of reagents and reactions, and on the control of stereochemistry.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 12 Tutorial, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite CHEM 223/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Rationalize the outcome of a particular transformation in the context of chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivity.
- Draw reaction mechanisms for specific reactions through the identification of the type of process.
- Be Proficient at searching the chemical literature using SciFinder, etc.
- Design the stereoselective synthesis of small molecules.
- Develop selection skills for suitable reaction conditions for a specific transformation.
- Diagnose potential problems in synthetic reactions and sequences.