A-level Chemistry
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Organic chemistry, second year
Paper 2 and Paper 3.
21 Lessons
Level 1
Optical isomerism
Optical isomers
Core
Level 2
Aldehydes, ketones and nucleophilic addition
Carbonyls: nucleophilic addition
Core
Level 3
Acids, esters, oils and biodiesel
Acids, esters, fats and biodiesel
Core
Level 4
Acylation mechanisms
Acylation: addition then elimination
Core
Level 5
Organic solid preparation: RP10A
Making and purifying an organic solid
Core
Required practical 10a: preparing and purifying an organic solid
Exam-ready
Level 6
Organic liquid preparation: RP10B
Making and purifying an organic liquid
Core
Required practical 10b: preparing and purifying an organic liquid
Exam-ready
Level 7
Benzene bonding
The bonding in benzene
Core
Level 8
Electrophilic aromatic substitution
Electrophilic substitution of benzene
Core
Level 9
Amine preparation and basicity
Amines: preparation and basicity
Core
Level 10
Amines as nucleophiles
Amines as nucleophiles
Core
Level 11
Condensation polymers and disposal
Condensation polymers and their disposal
Core
Level 12
Amino acids and proteins
Amino acids and proteins
Core
Level 13
Enzymes and DNA
Enzymes and DNA
Core
Level 14
Cisplatin and drug evaluation
Cisplatin: how an anticancer drug works
Core
Level 15
Multistep organic synthesis
Planning a synthesis
Exam-ready
Level 16
NMR structure deduction
NMR: environments, shifts and splitting
Exam-ready
Level 17
Chromatography: RP12
Chromatography
Core
Required practical 12: thin-layer chromatography
Exam-ready
Level 18
Combined analytical problems
Solving structures from combined evidence
Exam-ready