Synthetic Organic Chemistry II
Advanced strategies for building complex organic molecules, taught at MIT as a continuation of the synthetic organic chemistry sequence. The course concentrates on stereoselective synthesis, including methods for controlling stereochemistry in complex acyclic compounds, and covers the logic chemists use to plan multistep routes to challenging targets. Materials on MIT OpenCourseWare typically include lecture notes, problem sets, and readings drawn from the primary literature, letting a student work through real synthesis problems rather than simplified textbook cases. The course assumes a solid background in organic chemistry and reaction mechanisms, building toward the kind of retrosynthetic and stereochemical reasoning used in academic and industrial total synthesis. No certificate is offered, since MIT OpenCourseWare is a free self-study archive of actual course materials rather than an instructor-led program.