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Course code: NBSS20099f10Semester: 2010/2011 winter
Name: Asymmetric Synthesis
Major: Biotechnology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr Teresa Olejniczak
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: After the course students know various aspects of activity of chiral molecules, including their synthesis and practical applications. They are also familiar with important methods of obtaining pure enantiomers in particular types of the reactions.
Competences: On completion of the course the students understand the detailed nomenclature of chiral compounds and the applications of chiral auxiliaries and chiral catalysts in modern stereochemistry.
Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry
Course content: General principles of asymmetric synthesis. Application of chiral auxiliaries and chiral catalysts. Enantioselective reduction and oxidation. Hydrolysis and esterification.
Recommended literature: 1. David J. Ager Handbook of chiral chemicals, Marcel Dekker, INC, New York, 1999 2. Garry Procter, Asymmetric synthesis, Oxford University Press, 1996 3. Cyntha A. Challener, Chiral intermediates, Ashgate Publishing Company 2001
Assessment methods: Written exam, minimal level of knowledge required to pass the course is 60%.
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