XSEN 3200

This course covers topics relevant to the pharmaceutical industry with an emphasis on the organic chemistry concepts behind the topics. Lectures address the structural and pharmaceutical properties of amines and amides, theory and interpretation of Mass Spectra, practical aspects of liquid and gas chromatography (HPLC, LCMS and GCMS) and a special topic of current interest in the pharmaceutical industry. Laboratories feature a multi-step synthesis of the topical anaesthetic Lidocaine, its analysis by HPLC using a USP protocol and qualitative analysis of an unknown mixture of compounds by GCMS. Seneca College course code: #PAC-633. [Restriction(s): Restricted to BSCH.BPCH and BSCH.BPCH:C][Department(s): Department of Chemistry]