Application and knowledge of functional group interconversions (FGI) for the independent development of simple synthetic sequences through application of retrosynthesis; synthesis design in consideration of protecting group strategies and stereo-, regio- und chemoselectivity; knowledge of organic compounds relevant in nature
Compounds with CX-(hetero)multiple bonds like aldehydes and ketones and their derivatives; carboxylic acids and their derivatives (such as carboxylic acid halides, anhydrides, esters, amides, nitriles); Synthesis and reactivity of poly functional compounds (such as dicarboxylic acids, oxo acids, hydroxyl acids, halo acids, conjugated carbonyl compounds, diols, amino alcohols etc.) via synthesis planning - multistep sequences; chemistry of heterocycles; Target oriented synthesis, reactions at polyfunctional compounds: foundations of chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity; foundations of protecting group chemistry; strategic analysis of target molecules by retro synthesis. Presentation of the most important bio molecules, their structures, synthetic routes and degradation, chemical properties: fats and oils, carbon hydrates, terpenes and steroids, amino acids and proteins, nucleic acids, alkaloids.
