Special Synthesis Techniques in Organic Chemistry

The course intends to explain the basic concepts in the synthesis of complex organic molecules. The most significant methodologies of the modern organic synthesis will be discussed, also including asymmetric ones, with attention to both the general aspects and illustrative applications. Also some special techniques will be described, among the most recent and of wide spread, which are aimed to improve the efficiency, the economy and the environmental impact of the chemical organic synthesis.

The course allows a consolidation of the knowledge on the general strategies of formation of the single and multiple carbon-carbon bond; provides basic skills of asymmetric synthesis; allows a first contact with special techniques applied to chemical synthesis. The student acquires the ability to solve the synthesis of molecules with different degrees of structural complexity.