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Contents of Organic Chemistry Teaching Tools organised by chemical & concept

alcohols

alcohols - homologous series - structure

alcohols - classification

alcohols - breaking the RO-H bond - reaction with sodium

alcohols - breaking the RO-H bond - esterification

alcohols - breaking the RO-H bond - with acyl chlorides

alcohols - halogenation with hydrochloric acid and ZnCl2 catalyst

alcohols - breaking the R-OH bond with PCl5

alcohols - breaking the R-OH bond - with phosphorus and iodine

alcohols - breaking the R-OH bond - with hydrogen halide

alcohols - breaking the R-OH bond - elimination of water using heat

alcohols - elimination of water using concentrated acid

alcohols - elimination of water - mechanism

alcohols - oxidation - structure

alcohols - triiodomethane reaction

alkanes

alkanes - structure - homologous series

alkanes - IUPAC nomenclature

alkanes - combustion

alkanes – reactions - chlorination of methane

alkanes – free radical substitution - chlorination

alkanes – free radical substitution - chlorination - summary

alkanes – free radical substitution - chain reaction

alkanes – free radical substitution

alkanes – free radical substitution - bromination - exercise

alkanes - fuels

fuels - formation of oil

fuels - fractional distillation

alkanes - fuels - octane rating

alkanes - fuels - catalytic converter

alkanes – fuels - supply and demand

alkanes - fuels - isomerisation of alkanes for fuel

alkanes – fuels - cracking alkanes for fuel

carbon compounds - thermal cracking of alkanes

carbon compounds - reforming alkanes for fuel

alkanes - fuels - air pollution

alkanes - fuels - acid rain

alkenes

alkenes - structure - homologous series

alkenes - IUPAC nomenclature

alkenes - IUPAC nomenclature - exercise - cis and trans

alkenes - addition of bromine

alkenes - addition of bromine - mechanism

alkenes - addition of hydrogen

alkenes - addition of hydrogen halide

alkenes - addition of hydrogen halide-mechanism

alkenes - addition of hydrogen halide - Markovnikov's rule

alkenes – addition of water

alkenes - addition with concentrated H2SO4 - mechanism

alkenes - oxidation

amides

amides - nomenclature

amides - form amines with bromine

amides - hydrolysis

amides - physical properties

amides - reduction

amines

amines – structure

amines – classification

amines – compared with ammonia

amines – boiling temperature

amines – solubility

amines – complex ions

amines – making amines – reduction of nitriles

amines – making amines – reduction of nitro compounds

amines – making amines – ammonia and halogenoalkanes

amines – acting as bases

amines – with nitric(III) acid

amines – form amides with acyl chlorides

amines – coupling reaction

amino acids – structure

amino acids – optical activity

amino acids – acids and bases

amino acids – hydrogen bonding

amino acids – form a peptide

amino acids – hydrolysis of a peptide

analysis and detection

analysis and detection - mass spectrometry - fragments

analysis and detection - mass spectrometer

analysis and detection – mass spectrometry - exercise

analysis and detection - infrared spectroscopy

analysis and detection – low resolution NMR

analysis and detection – high resolution NMR

analysis and detection – NMR - exercise

arenes

arenes - introduction - benzene

arenes - physical properties - melting and boiling points

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - examples

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - chlorination

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - bromination

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - nitration

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - sulfonation

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - Friedel - Crafts alkylation

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - Friedel - Crafts acylation

arenes - electrophilic aromatic substitution - exercise

arenes - structure of benzene

arenes - methylbenzene compared with benzene

arenes - methylbenzene - activating and deactivating substituents

arenes - methylbenzene - chlorination of side chain

arenes - methylbenzene - oxidation of side chain

arenes - phenol – acidity

arenes - phenol - reactions of - OH; sodium and sodium hydroxide

arenes - phenol - reactions of - OH; esterification

arenes - phenol - test using iron(III) chloride

arenes - phenol - reaction of the ring - bromination

arenes - phenol - reaction of the ring - nitration

bonding

bonding - hybridisation - bonding in methane

bonding - hybridisation - bonding in ethene

bonding - hybridisation - bonding in ethyne

carbohydrates

carbohydrates - monosaccharides

carbohydrates – alpha and beta glucose

carbohydrates – disaccharides

carbohydrates – polysaccharides

carbohydrates – polysaccharides – hydrolysis

carbohydrates - reducing sugars - Fehling's test

carbon compounds

carbon compounds - alkenes – boiling points

boiling points - intermolecular forces

boiling points – exercise

carbonyl compounds

carbonyl compounds - carbon - oxygen double bond

carbonyl compounds - nucleophilic addition

carbonyl compounds - reduction

carbonyl compounds - oxidation

carbonyl compounds - triiodomethane

carbonyl compounds - tests - Tollen's reagent

carbonyl compounds - tests - Fehling's solution

carbonyl compounds - condensation reaction

carboxylic acids

carboxylic acids – structure

carboxylic acids – making and breaking esters

carboxylic acids – form salts

carboxylic acids – form acyl chloride

carboxylic acids – acid derivatives

acid chlorides – structure

acyl chlorides – compared with halogenoalkanes

acid chlorides – with nucleophile

acyl chlorides - with nucleophiles - mechanism

acid derivatives – acid anhydride

cycloalkanes

cycloalkanes - structure

DNA

DNA – nucleic acids – model

DNA – base pairs and nucleotides

DNA – nucleic acids – structure

DNA – transcription to mRNA

DNA – translation of mRNA to make protein

haloalkanes

halogenoalkanes - homologous series - structure

halogenoalkanes- IUPAC nomenclature

halogenoalkanes - classification - exercise

halogenoalkanes – classification

halogenoalkanes - rate of hydrolysis

halogenoalkanes - substitution

halogenoalkanes – elimination or substitution

halogenoalkanes – chlorofluoroalkanes

halogenoalkanes – depletion of the ozone layer

halogenoalkanes - substitution reactions - polarity of C-X

halogenoalkanes - substitution reactions - SN2

halogenoalkanes - substitution reactions - why not SN2

halogenoalkanes - substitution reactions - SN1

substitution reactions: why SN1

halogenoalkanes - substitution reactions - exercise

isomerism

isomerism - structural isomerism - position isomerism

isomerism - structural isomerism – functional group isomerism

isomerism - stereoisomerism - geometric isomerism - bond rotation

isomerism - stereoisomerism - geometric isomerism

isomerism - stereoisomerism - geometric isomerism - exercises

isomerism - stereoisomerism - optical isomerism - chiral carbon

isomerism - stereoisomerism - optical isomerism - enantiomers

isomerism - stereoisomerism - optical isomerism - optical activity

isomerism -stereoisomerism - optical isomerism - exercises

isomerism - structural isomerism - introduction

isomerism - structural isomerism – chain isomerism

isomerism - structural isomerism - exercise

nitriles

nitriles – structure

nitriles – physical properties

nitriles – reduction

nitriles – hydrolysis

nitriles – making nitriles - exercises

polymers

polymers – addition and condensation

polymers – condensation polymers

polymers – addition polymers I

polymers – natural polymers – rubber

polymers – addition polymers II

polymers - proteins - wool

polymers - polyalkenes - stereoisomers

polymers - elastomer

polymers - bakelite - nylon - phenol

proteins

proteins – primary structure

proteins – secondary structure

proteins – secondary structure - interactions

proteins – secondary structure – interactions

proteins - secondary structure - enzyme inhibitors

proteins – secondary structure – ionic or salt bridges

proteins – secondary structure – exercise

proteins – tertiary structure

proteins – tertiary structure – hydrophobic groups

proteins – quaternary structure – dynamics

proteins – quaternary structure - haemoglobin

proteins – structure – exercise

proteins – enzymes - effect of pH

proteins – enzymes - effect of temperature

proteins – enzymes – effect of concentration

reactions

reactions - organic synthesis - exercise

reactions - exercise - pathways

help

help – how to use the software

help – to the student

help – to the teacher

help - using 3D-Models – Chime