Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry
13.2Characteristic organic reactions
Characteristic organic reactions in Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 13.2.1Use the terminology of organic compounds and reactions (homologous series, saturation, homolytic and heterolytic fission, free radicals, nucleophiles, electrophiles, reaction types, [O] and [H]).
- 13.2.2Use the terminology of mechanisms (free-radical substitution, electrophilic addition, nucleophilic substitution, nucleophilic addition) and curly arrows.
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Types of organic reaction and mechanism language
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