Course

CH-707: Frontiers in Chemical Synthesis. Towards Sustainable Chemistry

Summary

This training will empowered the student with all the tools of modern chemistry, which will be highly useful for his potential career as a process or medicinal chemist in industry.

Lectures

Instructors (2)

Xile Hu

Xile Hu was born in 1978 in Putian, southeastern China. He entered the Peking University in Beijing in 1996. Besides learning too little chemistry, his biggest regret in the college was not able to correct his southern accent in Mandarin. After graduated from PKU, he went to the United States and began his doctoral studies at the University of California, San Diego. In December 2004, he finished with a Ph.D. in chemistry and some fond memories of the beautiful city of San Diego. He then moved to the Los Angeles area and become a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology. There he enjoyed numerous stimulating scientific (and other) discussions with friends and colleagues. He also made plenty of friends outside the campus and was a frequent in many local Chinese restaurants. In 2007, after two pleasant visits to Switzerland, he decided to move across the continent one more time and join the faculty of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He now directs the Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis and is interested in developing chemistry for synthesis, energy and sustainability.

Jérôme Waser

Jérôme Waser biography and CV's are available on the following website: http://lcso.epfl.ch/waser

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/frontiers-in-chemical-synthesis-towards-sustainable-chemistry-CH-707

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CH-707

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Summary

This training will empowered the student with all the tools of modern chemistry, which will be highly useful for his potential career as a process or medicinal chemist in industry.

Lectures

Instructors (2)

Xile Hu

Jérôme Waser

Jérôme Waser biography and CV's are available on the following website: http://lcso.epfl.ch/waser

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/frontiers-in-chemical-synthesis-towards-sustainable-chemistry-CH-707

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CH-707

Lectures in this course (3)

Heterocyclic Chemistry: Synthesis and Applications

Covers the structure, guidelines, goals, content, and applications of heterocyclic chemistry.

Reactive Intermediates: Annulations and Additions

Explores reactive intermediates in annulations and additions, showcasing innovative examples and reactivity overviews.

Application of Hydropyridines in Photochemistry

Explores the use of dihydropyridines in photochemistry, focusing on their role as radical precursors and their applications in photoredox and metallaphotoredox catalysis.

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