Strategies of Synthetic Bioactive Molecules

ISBN NO:- 978-93-6175-674-0

In order to gain a better understanding of the chemical molecules available in nature, scientists
synthesize those molecules and investigated their structural environment. For the synthesis of
a complex molecule considerable number of individual reactions leading in sequence from
available starting materials to the desired end product. Molecules are made up of atoms of
different elements, joined together by chemical bonds.
To plan the route of chemical synthesis, scientists usually visualize the end product and work
backward toward increasingly simpler molecules. For many molecules, it is possible to
establish alternative synthetic routes. The ones actually used depend on many factors, such as
cost and availability of starting materials, the amount of energy needed to make the reaction
proceed at a satisfactory rate, and the cost of separating and purifying the end products.
Moreover, knowledge of the reaction mechanism and the function of the chemical structure (or
behaviour of the functional groups) helps to accurately determine the most-favoured pathway
that leads to the desired reaction product. The authors of this book put their effort to bring
strategies for the synthesis of few bioactive molecules in the institutional laboratory. Basically
the strategies are planned for the under graduate level pharmacy students as per the curriculum
prescribed by Pharmacy Council of India. The authors of Strategies of Synthetic Bioactive
molecules have put a small effort to bring 18 synthetic strategies of different bioactive
molecules. The structures of the molecules are drawn using software Chemdraw version 8.0. It
would be grateful to the readers if they draw the attention to the deficiencies and errors that
might have remained.