FALL 2005
CHEM 315: SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Final Project
A Proposal for the Synthesis of an Interesting Organic Molecule
Introduction
There is no final exam in CHEM 315.  Instead your final assignment for the course is to prepare a proposal on a synthetic problem of your choosing.  Your choice may be related to your experience in your Library Projects, in the text, or compounds that have interested you in the past. Your synthesis may be the first attempt at the synthesis of a molecule, or a new approach for an improved synthesis of a molecule that has been synthesized previously.  The textbook, Organic Synthesis by Michael Smith, available on the CHEM 315 shelf in 221 Collier provides some examples (Chapter 14) of student synthetic proposals.  .

Format

Your proposal will be written in the form required by the Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) of the American Chemical Society. PRF is a funding agency which supports basic research in chemistry. You will be provided with PRF grant proposal forms and instructions. These documents will guide you in the format, background information, and materials required.

Schedule
1.     Wednesday, October 26: Choose a synthetic problem and submit a description (no more than one page)
          of the proposed problem.

2.     Wednesday, November 9: Submit the results of a literature search related to your problem.

This should be an annotated bibliography briefly explaining how each reference relates to your project.
3.     Wednesday, November 23: Submit a one or two page summary of your synthetic route.

4.     Monday, December 19: Final proposal due by 5:00 PM.