Retrosynthetic analysis
Disconnections and reliability of reactions
Synthons
- Donor and acceptor
- Functional group interconversions
- One group carbon-heteroatom and carbon–carbon disconnections
- Two group carbon-heteroatom and carbon-carbon disconnections
- Chemo- regio- and stereo-selectivity considerations
- Natural reactivity and umpolung
- One group disconnections
- Two group disconnections
- Regioselectivity in synthesis
- Introduction to ring synthesis
- Four five and six membered rings
- Photochemistry in synthesis
Chemistry of protecting groups
- Protection for alcohols
- Carbonyl groups
- Carboxylic groups and amino groups
Applications of synthetic strategies in the total synthesis of selected organic molecules
- Cholesterol
- Estrone
- Progesterone
- Reserpine
- Penicillin
- Prostaglandin
- Longifolene
- Taxol
Advanced organic chemistry reactions, mechanisms, and structure by 
