Basic concepts of organic chemistry OCR AS Chemistry

This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers all of the OCR A level chemistry specification section 4.1.1 – basic concepts of organic chemistry, as well as isomerism from section 4.1.3 (Alkenes).

The topics covered are:
introduction to organic chemistry
naming hydrocarbons
quiz – a question of naming alkanes
functional groups – names and formulae
isomerism
organic reagents and types of reaction

Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet. Answers to all exercises are provided. Some of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz.

This bundle is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 4– Core organic chemistry
Part 2 – Basic concepts and hydrocarbons
4.1.1 Basic concepts of organic chemistry (all) and 4.1.3 Alkenes (part)

Content covered:
Introduction to organic chemistry
• Why carbon is special
• Bonding in organic compounds
• Different types of formulae
• Types of organic compounds
• Functional groups and homologous series

Naming hydrocarbons
• Application of IUPAC rules of nomenclature for systematically naming organic compounds
• Naming alkanes and cycloalkanes
• Naming branched alkanes
• Naming alkenes and branched alkenes

Quiz – A Question of naming alkanes

Functional groups – names and formulae
• Application of IUPAC rules of nomenclature for systematically naming organic compounds
• Practice naming organic compounds including those with functional groups
• Revision of empirical and molecular formula and how to calculate them
• Formulae of compounds with functional groups

• Displayed formula
• Structural formula
• Skeletal formula

Isomerism
• Shapes of alkanes (with model building)
• Definitions of structural isomers, stereoisomers, E/Z isomers and cis-trans isomers
• Classification of isomers with examples
• Structural isomers including chain, position and functional group isomers
• Shapes of alkenes (with model building)
• Restricted rotation around the C=C double bond
• Stereoisomers – E/Z and cis-trans isomers
• Animated illustrations of E/Z isomers
• Criteria for E/Z isomerism and for cis-trans isomerism with examples and learning check
• Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules for naming E/Z isomers with examples

Organic reagents and types of reaction
• Ways of breaking covalent bonds
Homolytic fission
Heterolytic fission
• Types of organic reagents and their reactions

• Nucleophiles
• Electrophiles
• Radicals
  • Introduction to mechanisms
  • Curly arrows
  • Types of reaction
• Addition
• Substitution
• Elimination
  • Classification of reactions

Links
Next lesson: Topic 45 - Introduction to alkanes
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/introduction-to-alkanes-ocr-as-chemistry-12654263