Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry, Organic Naming and Conversion Videos

Organic Test – Topics

IUPAC Naming of compounds of alkanes and compounds with functional groups
Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, cycloalkanes
Alcohols, primary, secondary and tertiary
Aldehydes
Ketones
Ethers
Esters
Amides
Acid Chlorides
Amines, primary, secondary and tertiary
Reactions
Addition reactions
Substitution reactions
Elimination reactions
Nucleophilic substitution
Dehydrohalogenation
Dehydration
Condensation
Hydrolysis
Bromination as a tool for detecting double and triple bonds
Halogenation
Hydrohalogenation
Markownikoffs addition
Peroxide effect or anti Markownikoffs addition
Oxidation of primary secondary and tertiary alcohols
Reduction of aldehydes, ketones, alkenes and alkynes
Conversions
Alkenes to alkyl halides
Alkenes to alcohols
Alkyl halides to alkenes
Alcohols to alkenes
Aldehydes and ketones to alcohols
Alcohols to aldehydes and ketones
Preparation of compounds
Preparation of esters
Preparation of amides
Preparation of acid chlorides
Preparation of ethers
Preparation of primary secondary and tertiary amines
Hydrolysis of acid derivatives

Some suggested conversions

Ethanol to ethyl propanoate
1-propanol to 2-propanol
2-propanol to 1-propanol
Propene to 2-propanol
Propanoic acid to 1-propanol
Propanoic acid to 2-propanol
2-bromopropane to propene

Some questions

What are some reagents that can be used to perform elimination reactions of alcohols and alkyl halides
Name 3 oxidizing agents
Name 3 reducing agents
Suggest 2 methods for preparing hydrogen
What are condensation reactions give examples
What are polymers?
What are the monomers of PVC, Polyethene, PTFE, PMMA,PS, polypropelene

Aromatic Chemistry

Naming of simple aromatic compounds
Why do benzene and other aromatic compounds do not undergo addition reactions even though they have double bonds in their ring systems.
What is delocalization of electrons in benzene ring?
Why is it that even though there are single and double bonds in benzene the bond length is 1.39 A^o
Electophilic substitution, bromination, nitration, alkylation etc.
Suggest mechanism of nitration of benzene

Polymers

Addition polymerization
Condensation
Synthesis of polyethylene
Synthesis of polypropene
Synthesis of poly vinyl chloride
Synthesis of poly styrene
Synthesis of PMMA
Synthesis of PTFE or TEFLON
Synthesis of polyester from p-phthalic acid and ethylene glycol
Synthesis of Nylon 6,6 from adipic acid and diaminohexane