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Date of transmission:1992.;The story of the discovery and production of one of todays widely used drugs.
Date of transmission:1992.;The story of the discovery and production of one of todays widely used drugs.
| Module code and title: | S246, Organic chemistry |
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| Item code: | S246; 07; 1992 |
| Published: | 1992 |
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| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Barrie Whatley |
| Contributor: | Michael Gagan |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Arthritis; Asprin; Boots PLC; Brufen; Corticosteroid; Ibuprofen; Nurofen; Retrosynthesis; Synthesis |
| Footage description: | Footage - Nottingham University Undergraduate Laboratory. Synthesis of aspirin. Graphic of reaction equation (0'23"-2'01") - Computer animation of aspirin molecule (2'02"-2'25") - Display of pink tablets, Brufen, Nurofen (3'07"-3'15") - Graphic of chemical equation over freeze-frame of aspirin prep (4'34"-4'48") - Graphic of chemical equation over freeze-frame of yellow flask (5'05"-5'17") - Molecular graphic. Equation over molecular graphic (5'35"-6'45") - Graphic of chemical equation and potency of aspirin (7'58"-8'12") Photo of John Nicholson (8'29"-8'39") - Graphic of chemical equation of phenoxypropionic, phen ylacetic and phenylpropionic acids (8'46"-9'04") - Graphics of chemical equation of phenylactic acid derivative, 4-cyclohexyl derivative, 4-isobutyl phenylacetic acid (Ibufenac), molecular structure and potency (9'28"-10'37") - Boots laboratory. Graphic of 4-isobutylphenyl propionic acid (Ibuprofen), equation and potency (11'28"-12'17"). Packet of Brufen and Nurofen. Pharmacy counter (12'32"-13'15") - Graphic ofchemical equation of phenyl acetic acid and phenylpropionic acid. Molecular graphics of R-ibuprofen and S-ibuprofen (13'30"-14'00") - Boots laboratory. Compounds. Patent (14'22"-16'38") Ibuprofen plant. Ron Wilkinson talking aboutproblems of manufacturing process. Control room (16'39"-21'30") - Tableting,tablet being dissolved, coatings, additives, labelling process, pharmacy counter ( 21'31"-23'14"). |
| Master spool number: | HOU7329 |
| Production number: | FOUS659L |
| Videofinder number: | 4078 |
| Available to public: | no |
