Description
This is an advanced course designed to expose student to the nomenclature, chemistry and role of heterocyclic compounds. Rings of various sizes and number of heteroatoms ranging from simple heterocycles to polycyclic systems and the nucleic acid bases will be considered. Emphasis is placed on synthesis, reactions and compounds of aromatic nature, but nonaromatic systems will also be discussed. Their natural origin and pharmaceutical interest will also be incorporated. Prerequisite: completion of CHE 205 and CHE 206 with a grade of C or better or permission of instructor.