CHEM 3411

Is an introduction to organic synthesis. It covers the principles of organic synthesis and a range of reactions that are used in its pursuit. These reactions fall under the general headings of functional group interconversion (oxidation, reduction, protection, deprotection, substitution, elimination) and skeleton-building (reactions of carbon nucleophiles with electrophiles, transition metal-catalyzed reactions, pericyclic reactions and reactions involving reactive intermediates).