The Half Decent Pharmaceutical Chemistry Blog

Already?! Well, on a day like today, you can suddenly feel lonely and desperate, emotionally emptied by such a terrible thing.
So your craving worsens or, more worryingly, you realise you suffer from it, for the first time.

If you're experiencing craving for Saturday Night Synthesis, and can't wait for next October, check out this quick synthesis of one of the very first drugs designed for Parkinsonism: Trihexyphenidyl.

Old times, when pharmaceutical chemists thought you could simply treat parkinsonians with antimuscarinics!

However, if your thirst for organic chemistry can't be eased by this short prep, I'll be glad to know, next week, I'll launch a new series: Laboratoire Organique.



Even if you struggle to pronounce "adieu", you'll understand it's something dealing with organic chemistry and labs.

Although I don't want to tell you any detail, let me explain why I chose a French title for it: there are a couple of good reasons, actually.

First, I realised I don't know any French scientist writing a blog (in English), so I thought someone has to fill this void (even though just with a title).
Then, because I hope the series will be, somehow, elegant and stylish (I've no clue how I'm going to have success in this, though).

Last but not least, I've been in Paris four times (always for more than a week): I know the city very well and love it. Since last sumer I was working in Amsterdam and couldn't go there, my craving for Paris is responsible for the use of a French name.

So stay tuned, organic abusers!