Pharmaceutical Chemistry - CHM 427

This course explores in depth the synthesis of pharmaceutically important molecules such as antibiotics, cardiovascular, anti-inflammatory, chemotherapeutic agents and more. Special attention is placed on the strategy and tactics in synthesis and reaction mechanisms. Real case studies of process development of drug substances in pharmaceutical industry will be illustrated to show the problems which may be encountered in scaling up chemical synthesis and the ways these problems may be overcome. Prerequisite: CHM 425.