Unit 1 · 6 lessons
Organic Chemistry
Carbon's ability to form four bonds, long chains and rings gives millions of compounds, and a handful of naming rules, functional groups and reaction types let you predict how each one behaves.
- 63 practice questions
- 52 flashcards
Lessons
- 1Hydrocarbons: Naming and IsomersAlkanes, alkenes, alkynes, cyclic hydrocarbons and benzene: how to name them with IUPAC rules, how to draw them, and why molecules with the same formula can be different compounds.10 questions
- 2Functional Groups and Their PropertiesAlcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amines and amides: how to recognize and name each one, and how polarity and hydrogen bonding explain their boiling points and solubility.10 questions
- 3Stereoisomers and ChiralityHow to spot a chiral carbon, why enantiomers are mirror-image molecules with identical physical properties except for the way they rotate plane-polarized light and interact with other chiral molecules, and why that difference matters for smells like spearmint and caraway and for drugs like thalidomide.11 questions
- 4Organic ReactionsAddition, substitution, elimination, oxidation of alcohols, esterification, hydrolysis and combustion: what changes in each reaction type and how to predict the products.11 questions
- 5Polymers and Organic Compounds in SocietyHow addition and condensation polymers form, from polyethylene and nylon to proteins, the environmental cost of plastics, and how to handle organic solvents safely under WHMIS 2015.10 questions
- 6Organic Compounds in Everyday Life: Risks, Benefits and ChoicesHow organic reactions and structure explain everyday products and their risks: aspirin synthesis by esterification and ibuprofen, trans fats from partial hydrogenation, ester flavours and sweeteners, why some vitamins are fat-soluble, pesticides and PCBs that persist and biomagnify, soaps versus detergents, and how to build a personal action plan.11 questions