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CHEM549 TOTAL SYN.OF NAT.COMPOUNDS

Course Code: 2340549
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Chemistry
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Recent publications about the total synthesis of natural compounds, their backgrounds and biological activities. Synthetic strategies (retrosynthetic analysis), methods, reagents and experimental conditions in the synthesis of these compounds. Introduction of the logic of total synthesis and the rationale for the invention and the use of important synthetic methods used in organic chemistry.