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SUMMARY:Natural and not so natural Products: From Bed Bug Communication to
  New Strategies for Drug Synthesis - Professor Robert Britton\, Simon Fras
 er University\, Canada
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DESCRIPTION:Natural products continue to play an important role in human h
 ealth\, with applications ranging from earth friendly insecticide alternat
 ives to pharmaceuticals. Our research encompasses several aspects of natur
 al product chemistry and drug discovery. Specifically\, we are engaged in 
 the structural identification and large scale synthesis of insect pheromon
 es as well as the development of synthetic methods and strategies to acces
 s stereochemically rich heterocyclic natural products as leads for drug di
 scovery. Central to our research philosophy is an emphasis on step economy
  and flexibility. This presentation will highlight some of our recent adva
 nces in deciphering and exploiting the chemical communication system of be
 d bugs\, the development of convenient syntheses of stereochemically rich 
 heterocyclic natural products\, and the identification of a C-H fluorinati
 on strategy for the late-stage modification of drug leads.
LOCATION:Unilever Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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