Organic Chemistry Teaching Tools consists of ten lovely topic sets and here we show what's inside each set. Buy any combination of sets and you'll find they fit together perfectly. You can sort them, rename them, even reclassify them to suit your exam. Whatever the order, you'll enjoy great lessons with a great set of tools.


The Organic Chemistry series topic sets:

  • set 1 - alcohols and phenol
  • set 2 - alkanes and fuels
  • set 3 - alkenes and bonding
  • set 4 - amides amines amino acids and nitriles
  • set 5 - instrumental methods and synthesis pathways
  • set 6 - benzene and methylbenzene
  • set 7 - carbonyl compounds carboxylic acids and carbohydrates
  • set 8 - haloalkanes and acid chlorides
  • set 9 - nomenclature and isomerism
  • set 10 - polymers proteins DNA and protein synthesis

1. alcohols and phenol


alcohols - homologous series - structure


alcohols - classification


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


alcohols - halogenation with hydrochloric acid and ZnCl2 catalyst


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


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


alcohols - elimination of water - mechanism


alcohols - oxidation - structure


alcohols - triiodomethane reaction


alcohols - breaking the RO-H bond - esterification


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


alcohols - breaking the R-OH bond with PCl5


alcohols - elimination of water using concentrated acid


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


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 - nitration


arenes - phenol - reaction of the ring - bromination alkanes and fuels


2. alkanes and fuels


hydrocarbons - introduction


boiling points - intermolecular forces


alkanes - structure - homologous series


cycloalkanes - structure


bonding - hybridisation - bonding in methane


alkanes - IUPAC nomenclature


alkanes - combustion


alkanes – free radical substitution - chlorination


alkanes – free radical substitution


alkanes – reactions - chlorination of methane


alkanes – free radical substitution - chain reaction


alkanes – free radical substitution - chlorination - summary


alkanes – free radical substitution - bromination - exercise


fuels - formation of oil


fuels - fractional distillation


alkanes - fuels - catalytic converter


alkanes – fuels - supply and demand


carbon compounds - reforming alkanes for fuel


alkanes - fuels - acid rain


alkanes - fuels - isomerisation of alkanes for fuel


alkanes – fuels - cracking alkanes for fuel


carbon compounds - thermal cracking of alkanes


alkanes - fuels - octane rating


alkanes - fuels - air pollution


3. alkenes and bonding


alkenes - structure - homologous series


carbon compounds - alkenes – boiling points


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


bonding - hybridisation - bonding in methane


bonding - hybridisation - bonding in ethyne


bonding - hybridisation - bonding in ethene


set 4 - amides amines amino acids and nitriles


amides - nomenclature


amides - form amines with bromine


amides - hydrolysis


amides - physical properties


amides - reduction


amines – structure


amines – classification


amines – boiling temperature


boiling points – exercise


amines – solubility


amines – complex ions


amines – making amines – reduction of nitriles


amines – making amines – reduction of nitro compounds


amines – acting as bases


amines – with nitric(III) acid


amines – coupling reaction


amines – compared with ammonia


amines – making amines – ammonia and halogenoalkanes


amines – form amides with acyl chlorides


amino acids – optical activity


amino acids – acids and bases


amino acids – form a peptide


amino acids – structure


amino acids – hydrogen bonding


amino acids – hydrolysis of a peptide


nitriles – structure


nitriles – physical properties


nitriles – reduction


nitriles – hydrolysis


nitriles – making nitriles - exercises


set 5 - instrumental methods and synthesis pathways


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


reactions - organic synthesis - exercise


reactions - exercise - pathways


set 6 - benzene and methylbenzene


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


set 7 - carbonyl compounds carboxylic acids and carbohydrates


carbonyl compounds - nomenclature


carbonyl compounds - carbon - oxygen double bond


carbonyl compounds - nucleophilic addition


carbonyl compounds - reduction


carbonyl compounds - oxidation


carbonyl compounds - tests - Tollen's reagent


carbonyl compounds - triiodomethane


carbonyl compounds - tests - Fehling's solution


carbonyl compounds - condensation reaction


carboxylic acids – structure


carboxylic acids – making and breaking esters


carboxylic acids – form salts


carboxylic acids – form acyl chloride


carboxylic acids – acid derivatives


carbohydrates - monosaccharides


carbohydrates – alpha and beta glucose


carbohydrates – disaccharides


carbohydrates – polysaccharides


carbohydrates – polysaccharides – hydrolysis


carbohydrates - reducing sugars - Fehling's test


set 8 - haloalkanes and acid chlorides


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


acid chlorides – structure


acyl chlorides – compared with halogenoalkanes


acid chlorides – with nucleophile


acyl chlorides - with nucleophiles - mechanism


acid derivatives – acid anhydride


set 9 - nomenclature and isomerism


alkanes - IUPAC nomenclature


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


set 10 - polymers proteins DNA and protein synthesis


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 – 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


DNA – nucleic acids – model


DNA – base pairs and nucleotides


DNA – nucleic acids – structure


DNA – transcription to mRNA


DNA – translation of mRNA to make protein


help


help – how to use the software