UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Chem 151
Molecules that Changed the World
Professor K.C. Nicolaou
Winter Quarter 2013
Tuesdays and Thursdays (12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.)
York Hall, Room 2622, UCSD
LECTURE DATES:
January: 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
February: 5, 7*, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
March:
5, 7, 12, 14, 19**
*Midterm
**Final Exam (11:30am – 2:30pm, location to be announced)
For information about the class and a study guide, see: http://www.scripps.edu/chem/nicolaou/
ASSIGNMENT:
The following assignment is required:
Write a short essay (half a page to one page with 1.5 line spacing and one-inch margins) on
the content of the book Molecules that Changed the World (what did you learn by reading
the book and taking this class?). This assignment is due in class on March 7, 2013.
SYLLABUS:
All chapters in the required book and material from the lectures.
Grading: Midterm Exam, 40%; Assignment, 20%; Final Exam, 40%.
REQUIRED BOOK:
1. K.C. Nicolaou and Tamsyn Montagnon, Molecules that Changed the World, Wiley-VCH,
2008. ISBN: 3-527-29284-5 (available from the UCSD bookstore and Amazon).
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
1. K.C. Nicolaou and Jason S. Chen, Classics in Total Synthesis III, Wiley-VCH, 2011.
ISBN: 3-527-32957-9.
2. E.J. Corey and László Kürti, Enantioselective Chemical Synthesis, Direct Book Publishing,
2010. ISBN: 978-0-615-39515-9.
3. E.J. Corey, László Kürti and Barbara Czakó, Molecules and Medicine, Wiley-VCH, 2008.
ISBN: 0470227494.
4. K.C. Nicolaou and Scott A. Snyder, Classics in Total Synthesis II, Wiley-VCH, 2003.
ISBN: 3-527-30684-6.
5. K.C. Nicolaou and Erik J. Sorensen, Classics in Total Synthesis, VCH, 1996.
ISBN: 3-527-29231-4.