Practical report

Exam

Isomerism: Empirical formula, homologous series. 
Application of IUPAC rules to nomenclature of simple organic compounds. 
Constitutional Isomers, geometric isomers, chirality and optical isomers. Hydrocarbons. Alkanes, mixtures of alkanes found in petroleum, industrial processes, properties, combustion, economic and environmental effects. Characteristic Organic Reactions. Functional groups, homolytic and heterolytic fission, bond making/breaking, Free radicals, nucleophiles and electrophiles, ionic mechanisms, types of organic reactions, 
Simple types of organic mechanism, addition, elimination, substitution. Preparation and reactions of simple organic functional groups such as alkenes, alkynes, halides, alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids and derivatives. 
Simple functional group interconversions.
Redox in the context of organic chemistry: oxidation numbers and example redox reactions. 
Structure and reactions of benzene. Preparation of monosubstituted derivatives.
Natural and semi-synthetic polymers.

Further Chemistry - 3460FNDSCI

Further Chemistry

Recall the properties and preparation of a range of organic functional groups.

Describe the shapes and reaction mechanisms of a range of organic molecules.

Apply knowledge of the properties and reactions of organic compounds.

Classify biopolymers as natural or semi-synthetic.