Typical experiments in the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory involve following a preset protocol where students are told exactly what to do to achieve their desired end result. Our goal is to diverge from the traditional 'recipe' style laboratory experience to a research based project where students will become active participants in the experimental process. The focus of this research is the development of a discovery based project where students will design a synthesis of a novel complex molecule (1 ?) and then carry out their proposed sequence utilizing a number of fundamental organic reactions. In order to determine the viability of this project in the undergraduate organic laboratory, one synthetic pathway was investigated. In this pathway, we suggest synthesizing 1  in a convergent manner. The first building block has been prepared successfully. These reactions, as well as our progress thus far will be presented.

Synthetic strategies in the undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory

247th National Meeting (2014)

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