2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Advanced Strategic Organic Synthesis
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Michito Yoshizawa / Tomohisa Sawada
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.I533
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Summary of the course] This course focuses on the basics of stereochemistry, pericyclic reactions, photochromic molecules, photoreactions in cavities, and solid-state photoreactions.
[Aim of the course] The aim of this course is to systematically study the frontiers of modern organic chemistry and acquire the basics, while relating it to the basics of organic chemistry learned in the undergraduate course. The topics cover a wide range of knowledges from the basics of structures and reactions to their synthetic strategies.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to explain (1) stereoelectronic effects, (2) pericyclic reactions, (3) molecular topologies, (4) photochromic molecules, (5) photoreactions in organic and coordination cavities, and (5) solid-state photoreactions.
Keywords
Stereoelectronic effect, Pericyclic reaction, Molecular topology, Photoreaction, Photochromic molecule, Cavity, Solid-state photoreaction
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures will be given in the following order: (1) stereoelectronic effects, (2) pericyclic reactions, (3) molecular topologies, (4) photochromic molecules, (5) photoreactions in cavities, and (6) solid-state photoreactions. Students' understanding will be checked by a quiz or question-and-answer in each topic.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Stereoelectronic effects | Explain the stereoelectronic effects based on molecular orbitals |
| Class 2 | Pericyclic reactions | Explain the theory and examples of pericyclic reactions |
| Class 3 | Molecular topologies | Explain the synthetic examples of molecular topologies |
| Class 4 | Photochromic molecules | Explain photochromic molecules |
| Class 5 | Photoreactions in cavities | Explain photoreactions in organic and coordination cavities |
| Class 6 | Solid-state photoreactions | Explain the principle and examples of solid-state photoreactions |
| Class 7 | Practice problems and interpretation for confirming the level of understanding | Solve practice problems by accurate understanding of the above all lectures. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handouts will be distributed.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Course scores are based on quizes or question-and-answer (50%) and exams (50%).
Related courses
- CAP.I423 ： Advanced Organic Materials Chemistry
- CAP.A423 ： Advanced Organic Synthesis I
- CAP.I420 ： Advanced Supramolecular Science
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.