Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Organic chemistry

    • 01 Terms used in Organic Chemistry

    • 02 Crude Oil

    • Organic Intro Questions
  • 2

    Alkanes

    • 03 What are Alkanes?

    • 04 Cracking & Reforming

    • 05 Cracking in the Lab

    • Cracking Questions

    • 06 Naming Alkanes

    • Naming alkanes Questions

    • 07 Combustion of Alkanes

    • Combustion of alkanes Questions

    • 08 Catalytic Converters

    • 09 Homolytic & Heterolytic Fission

    • Free Radical Mechanisms Questions

    • 10 Homolytic Free Radical Substitution

    • 11 Stuctural Isomerism

    • Structural Isomerism Questions
  • 3

    Alkenes

    • 12 Alkenes & Naming them

    • Naming Alkenes Questions

    • 13 Covalent bonding

    • 14 Sigma Bonds

    • 15 Pi Bonds

    • 16 How many Sigma & Pi Bonds?

    • 17 Test for Alkenes

    • Sigma & Pi Bonds Questions

    • 18 Alkenes with H2, Br2, HBr & H2O

    • 19 KMnO4 & Alkenes

    • Reactions of Alkenes Questions

    • 20 Margarine

    • 21 Electrophilic Addition Br2 in Organic Solvent

    • 22 Electrophilic Addition HBr

    • 23 Addition to Unsymmetrical Alkenes

    • 24 Why secondary carbocations are more stable than primary carbocations

    • 25 Comparing Alkenes & Alkanes

    • Electrophilic addition Questions

    • 26 Cis-Trans & E-Z Stereoisomerism

    • cis-trans or E-Z isomerism Questions

    • 27 Addition Polymerisation

    • 28 Disposal of plastics

    • Polymers Questions
  • 4

    Halogenoalkanes

    • 29 Type of halogenoalkanes

    • 30 Naming halogenoalkanes

    • 31 Properties of primary halogenoalkanes

    • 32 Type of reaction

    • 33 Nucleophilic substitution / hydrolysis of primary halogenoalkanes

    • 34 Rate of hydrolysis of primary, secondary & tertiary halogenoalkanes

    • 35 Nucleophilic substitution to form a nitrile

    • 36 Halogenoalkanes with NH3 forming amines

    • 37 Elimination reactions forming alkenes

    • 38 Preparation of an alkene by an elimination reaction

    • 39 Summary of NaOH(aq) & NaOH(ethanolic) with halogenoalkanes

    • Halogenoalkanes Reactions Questions

    • 40 Investigating rate of hydrolysis of primary halogenoalkanes

    • 41 Summary of hydrolysis of halogenoalkanes

    • 42 Bond enthalpy, bond polarity and rate of reaction of halogenoalkanes

    • Rate of hydrolysis of halogenoalkanes Questions
  • 5

    Alcohols

    • 43 Naming alcohols

    • 44 Boiling points and solubility in water

    • 45 Oxidation of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols

    • 46 Naming aldehydes, ketones & carboxylic acids

    • 47 Naming the products of the oxidation of primary, secondary & 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 of alcohols

    • 53 PCl5 & alcohols forming chloroethane

    • 54 Litmus paper & combustion of alcohols

    • 55 NaBr & 50% H2SO4 & alcohols forming bromoethane

    • 56 Iodine & P4 & alcohols forming iodoethane

    • 57 Summary of changing alcohols into halogenoalkanes

    • 58 Acid catalysed elimination of alcohols to form alkenes

    • 59 Testing for primary & secondary alcohol using K2Cr2O7 & KMnO4

    • 60 Using Fehling's solution & potassium dichromate (VI) to test for aldehydes
  • 6

    AS Reactions & Separation techniques

    • 61 Summary of AS Organic reactions

    • 62 Solvent extraction

    • 63 Heating under reflux

    • 64 Anti-bumping granules

    • 65 Preparation of 1-iodobutane

    • Alcohols Questions
  • 7

    Topic 6 Notes

    • Topic 6 Notes