Frontiers in Sustainable Chemical Synthesis

A thorough knowledge and understanding of chemical transformations is essential for the synthetic chemist. ln this course series, the student will become familiar with the recent methodological developments in chemistry. With the tools of modern chemistry, they will be
able to design new efficient, economical and environmentally friendly reactions and synthesis. Every student will be assigned a specific tapie of research. He will be expected to make a thorough literature research on his subject, including pioneering works, state of the art and most recent developments. He will present his results to the class and the instructor and organize a short exercise session on the tapie for the class. This training will empowered the student with all the tools of modern chemistry, which will be highly useful for his potential career as a process or medicinal chemist in industry, as well as an independent group leader in academia. A broad range of tapies will be
covered, including catalysis, heterocyclic chemistry, stereoselective synthesis and new synthetic tools.