AS Level Organic Chemistry for Edexcel

AS | Y12 Organic Chemistry

This AS Level Organic Chemistry for Edexcel course introduces organic chemistry at AS Level, providing you with a knowledge and understanding of the important chemical ideas that underpin the study of organic chemistry: nomenclature and formula representation, functional groups, organic reactions. These concepts will be explored through learning about the structures, properties and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and haloalkanes.

You will be introduced to the various types of structures used commonly in organic chemistry, nomenclature, and the important concepts of homologous series, functional groups and reaction mechanisms using curly arrows.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6c

1. Introduction to Organic Chemistry (Video)

In this lesson, you will be introduced to the key terminology in organic chemistry. You will be introduced to all of the homologous series and functional groups that you need to know at AS Level, including their general formulae.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6A (1, 2, 3)

2. Isomerism (Notes only)

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6A (6, 7)

3. Naming Organic Compounds (Video)

In this lesson you will learn the systematic method used by Chemists around the world to name and identify organic compounds.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6A (4)

4. Organic Reaction Mechanism: Basic Principles (Video, Notes & Quiz)

In this lesson, you will be introduced to the basic principles that apply to all organic reaction mechanisms, with a focus on what the curly arrow represents and how to use it correctly across all of the organic mechanisms you may come across in A level Chemistry.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6A (5)

5. Alkanes (Notes & Quiz)

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6B

Radical substitution (Video)

In this lesson, you will learn the details of the reaction of alkanes with chlorine and bromine by radical substitution using ultraviolet radiation, including a mechanism involving homolytic fission and radical reactions in terms of initiation, propagation and termination.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6B (16, 17)

6. Alkenes (Notes & Quiz)

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6C

Electrophilic addition (Video)

In this lesson, you will learn the mechanism of electrophilic addition in alkenes by heterolytic fission, including the use of Markownikoff’s rule to predict formation of a major organic product in addition reactions of H-X to unsymmetrical alkenes.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6C (21-24)

Addition polymerisation (Video & Quiz)

In this lesson, you will learn the definition of polymers, monomers and repeating units, as well as write equations for the addition polymerisation reactions of alkenes and substituted alkenes. You will also learn how to name polymers, draw the structures for sections of a polymer and how to identify monomers from a given section of an polymer.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6C (26-29)

7. Halogenoalkanes (Notes & Quiz)

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6D

Nucleophilic substitution mechanism (Video)

In this lesson, you will learn the definition of a nucleophile, and the mechanism of nucleophilic substitution in the hydrolysis of primary haloalkanes with aqueous alkali.

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6D (36)

8. Alcohols (Notes & Quiz)

Edexcel Spec Ref: Topic 6E

Besides this AS Level Organic Chemistry for Edexcel course, you can also find an OCR AS-Level Chemistry course here and AQA AS-Level Chemistry course here.