APP CHM 206
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
Description: Lecture, four hours. Overview of drug discovery process with focus on transition metal catalysis in synthesis of medicines. Discussion of process by which drugs are discovered, from lead optimization to process development. Introduction of transition metal catalysis, area of critical importance in modern drug development. Covers fundamental concepts of transition metal catalysis and how catalysis has played transformative role in synthesis of modern medicines. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0