CHM 585

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CHM 585

• Project Ideas

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What I am looking for

• 30 minute ( /-) powerpoint presentation that
  gives an overview of the topic from an industrial
  and chemistry viewpoint.
• Backed up with footnotes, bibliography web
  references
• Done on a team basis ( typically 3 sometimes 4
  to a team)

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When

• During one of the November classes
• Each group to propose a specific date
• (At least) Two weeks prior to presentation, a
  detailed outline is due which will give me a good
  idea of your plans.

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Some Specific Project Ideas

• Antiulcer drugs
• Antiallergy drugs
• Cholesterol reduction drugs
• Antidepressives
• Arthritis drugs
• Chirality in pharmaceutical synthesis
• Legal explosives
• Sweeteners

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Antiulcer Drugs

• Market size / major companies /
• Major drugs
• Zantac, Prilosec, Losec, Prevacid..
• What is the chemistry of each
• How are they made
• Patent situation
• What are the major patents to which company
  when expire
• How they work ( brief)
• Issues?

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Legal Explosives

• What are the major ones
• What is the chemistry how prepared, handled,
  issues.
• Patent situation / recent work
• What is the market size. stagnant, growing or
  declining?
• What companies in the business
• Issues

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Sweeteners

• Major sweeteners and their chemistry
• How made
• Which companies/ market size
• Patent situation
• Which used when
• Issues
• Future?

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What to do now

• Now is the time to email me if
• You have any other project ideas.
• There is a particular topic that interests you.
• There is someone in the class that you want to
  work with or dont want to work with.