Organic Chemistry of Natural Products - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Organic Chemistry of Natural Products from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a Campus Master Chemistry degree that prepares you for a Science career. Graduate students in organic chemistry of natural products take a one-year course sequence in mechanistic organic chemistry and another in synthetic organic chemistry . Additionally, one-semester courses are required in advanced physical chemistry and the organic chemistry of natural products. Courses in biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, statistics and specialized courses in chemistry or biology may be arranged and selected by the student in consultation with faculty. Research in the field of organic chemistry of natural products takes three paths. These paths are: the isolation and characterization of new natural substances; the development of new or improved syntheses of better known natural substances; and the study of the relation of molecular structure to biological response. Chemical research in each of these areas is coupled to biological testing. Research involving isolation and synthetic chemistry requires the student to develop expertise in separation techniques, such as the several methods of chromatography, and spectrometric identification of molecules. Successful investigation in structure/activity relationships requires the student to become familiar with statistical methods of analysis. Current topics of interest to the natural products faculty are the following: structure and function of natural metal chelators (Boyer); marine and freshwater algal toxins (Boyer); biosynthesis and biomimetic synthesis of natural products including an antiviral compound and a natural insecticide (Giner); synthesis and structure/activity relationships of nonvolatile, aquatic genotoxins (LaLonde); synthesis of natural products employing sulfur chemistry (Webster); and synthesis of new natural products (semiochemicals) with particular emphasis on stereochemistry (Webster). View more details on SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Chemistry courses.