ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry
6.3Organic Chemistry
Overview
Form 6 (competency matrix 8.4). Paper 3 Section C is based mainly on this area.
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Organic formulae, functional groups and naming
50 min
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Structural and cis/trans isomerism
45 min
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Halogenoalkanes: preparation and reactions
50 min
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Nucleophilic substitution: SN1 and SN2 mechanisms
45 min
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Aldehydes and ketones: preparation, reduction and tests
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Alcohols: structure, properties and making ethanol
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Optical isomerism and chiral drugs
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Carboxylic acids: preparation and reactions
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Amines: preparation and basicity
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Nitriles and hydroxynitriles in synthesis
40 min
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Addition polymerisation
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Condensation polymers: polyesters and polyamides
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Acidity of carboxylic acids and their further reactions
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Acyl chlorides and addition-elimination
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Phenylamine, diazonium salts and azo dyes
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Nucleophilic addition to aldehydes and ketones
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Reactions of alcohols
55 min
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Alkanes, crude oil and combustion
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Halogenoarenes, fluoroalkanes and CFCs
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Uses of polymers and degradable plastics
40 min
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