Structure Determination of Natural Products (1)-PHG 527

The basic goal of this course is to introduce the student with different techniques used for the identification and determination of structure of substances from natural origin. Physical methods, such as melting point and boiling point, and spectroscopic techniques like optical rotation, IR, UV, 1H and 13C NMR and MS will be discussed. Furthermore, student should be able to employ degradative and synthetic reactions for structure determination or confirmation of the proposed molecule. At the end of this course, student will be able to acquire the necessary knowledge to employ these techniques to help in structure determination of compounds from natural sources.