Course curriculum

  • 1

    Alkanes

    • 01 Terms used in organic chemistry

    • 02 Crude oil

    • 03 What are alkanes?

    • 04 Catalytic and Thermal cracking

    • 05 Cracking in the lab

    • 06 Naming Alkanes

    • 07 Combustion of alkanes

    • 08 Catalytic converters

    • 09 Removing SO2 from flue gases

    • 10 Homolytic and Heterolytic fission

    • 11 Homolytic free radical substitution

    • 12 CFCs

    • 13 Structural isomerism

    • Alkane Questions
  • 2

    Halogenoalkanes

    • 14 Types of halogenoalkanes

    • 15 Naming halogenoalkanes

    • 16 Properties of primary halogenoalkanes

    • 17 Types of reactions

    • 18 Nucleophilic substitution of primary halogenoalkanes foming alcohol

    • 20 Nucleophilic substitution to form a nitrile

    • 21 Halogenoalkanes with NH3 forming amines

    • 22 Elimination reaction forming alkenes

    • 23 Preparation of an alkene by elimination

    • 24 Summary of NaOH(aq) and NaOH(ethanolic) with halogenoalkanes

    • 25 Investigating rate of hydrolysis of primary halogenoalkanes

    • 26 Summary of hydrolysis of halogenoalkanes

    • Halogenoalkane Questions
  • 3

    Alkenes

    • 27 Alkenes and naming

    • 28 Test for alkenes

    • 29 Alkenes with H2, Br2, HBr and H2O

    • 30 Electrophilic addition of Br2 in organic solvent

    • 31 Electrophilic addition of HBr

    • 32 Addition to unsymmetrical alkenes

    • 33 Why are secondary carbocations more stable more stable than primary

    • 34 Ethene with H2SO4

    • 35 Comparing alkenes and alkanes

    • 36 Stereoisomerism

    • 37 Addition polymerisation

    • 38 Disposal of plastics

    • Alkene Questions
  • 4

    Alcohols

    • 39 Primary, secondary and tertiary and naming alcohols

    • 40 Boiling points and solubility in water

    • 41 Hydration of ethene

    • 42 Fermentation

    • 43 Carbon neutral, carbon footprint

    • 44 Biofuels

    • 45 Oxidation of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols

    • 46 Naming aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids

    • 47 Naming the products of oxidation of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols

    • 48 Naming compounds with 2 functional groups

    • 49 Preparation of ethanal from ethanol

    • 50 Preparation of ethanoic acid from ethanol

    • 51 Evaluating 2 heating under reflux methods

    • 52 Combustion and oxidation of alcohols

    • 53 Acid catalysed elimination of alcohols to form alkenes

    • 54 Testing for a primary & secondary alcohol with K2Cr2O7 H+ or KMnO4

    • 55 Testing for carboxylic acids

    • 56 Solvent extraction

    • 57 Anti-bumping granules

    • 58 Distinguish between aldehydes & ketones (Tollens', Fehling's, K2Cr2O7 & H+
  • 5

    Summary of AS reactions

    • 59 Summary of AS Organic reactions

    • Alcohol Questions
  • 6

    Topic 3.3.1 Notes

    • Topic 3.3.1 Notes