Arenes: Electrophilic Substitution The?electrophilic substitution?reaction in arenes consists of?three steps: Generation of an?electrophile Electrophilic attack Regenerating?aromaticity Mechanism o...
Reactions of Arenes Arenes are very stable compounds due to the?delocalisation of π electrons?in the ring This is because the negative charge is spread out over the molecule instead of being confin...
Chirality & Drug Production Most of the drugs that are used to treat diseases contain?one or more?chiral centres These drugs can therefore exist as?enantiomers?which differ from each other in t...
Properties of Enantiomers Stereoisomers?are molecules that have the same?structural formula?but have the atoms arranged differently in space There are two types of stereoisomerism Geometrical (cis/...
Shape of Benzene & Aromatic Molecules Aromatic molecules?consist of one or more rings with?conjugated?π systems Conjugated π systems?arise from alternating double and single bonds in which the ...
Terminology Used in Reaction Mechanisms (AL) Organic reactions are often associated with?terminology?students should be familiar with Two of these important terms include: Electrophilic substitutio...
Nomenclature of Aliphatic Compounds (AL) Students are required to use?systematic nomenclature?of simple?aliphatic compounds The following method can be applied when naming organic compounds: Identi...
Formulae of Organic Compounds (AL) Students are expected to interpret and use the following formulae of organic compounds General formula Structural formula Displayed formula Skeletal formula Formu...
Functional Groups of Organic Compounds (AL) Many organic compounds contain one or more?functional groups A functional group is an?atom?or?group of atoms?in an organic molecule, that determines its?...
