OCR A level Chemistry: Amines, Amino Acids, and Polymers

OCR A level Chemistry: Aromatic Compounds is apart of the Module 6: Organic Chemistry and Analysis.

All presentations come with worked examples, solutions and homeworks.

27.1 Amines
27.2 Amino acids, Amides and Chirality
27.3 Condensation Polymers

• Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons
• Amines being derived from ammonia (NH3)
• Classifying amines as primary, secondary, and tertiary
• Naming amines
• Naming ammonium salts
• Amines neutralisation reactions with acids
• Preparation of aliphatic amines
• Preparation of aromatic amines
• Locants: alpha, beta, and gamma
• Functional groups of amino acids
• General formula for amino acids
• Reactions of amino acids (alkali and acid)
• Esterification of amino acids
• Amide functional groups
• Naming amide molecules
• Drawing optical isomers
• Explanation of superimposable and non-superimposable images
• Identifying chiral centers
• Recap of addition polymerisation
• Identifying monomers and repeat units from condensation polymers
• Polyesters and ester links
• Polyamides and amide links
• Polyesters and polyamides formed from one monomer
• Polyesters and polyamide formed from two monomers
• Alkali hydrolysis of polyamides and polyesters
• Acid hydrolysis of polyamides and polyesters