Now let’s look at Acyl Chlorides:

• Naming
• Preparation
• Physical Properties
• Chemical Properties
• Reactions
  • Hydrolysis
  • Esterification
  • Reaction with Ammonia/Amines
• Comparison between reactivity of organic chlorides

Continue reading “CHEM C19: Acyl Chlorides” →

Today we’re covering:

• Formation of Acyl Chlorides
• Further Oxidation of some Carboxylic Acids

Continue reading “CHEM C19: Other Reactions of Carboxylic Acids” →

A majority of theory carboxylic acids is covered under AS Chemistry (which I have yet to post, RIP), so we’ll just look at the new A2 info here.

First off, let’s explore ACIDITY.

Continue reading “CHEM C19: Acidity of Carboxylic Acids & Other Organic Compounds” →

Today we’re covering:

• Phenols
  • Preparation
  • Physical Properties
  • Chemical Properties
    • Acidity
    • Esterification (Acylation)
    • Electrophilic Substitution & Reactivity of Phenols compared to Benzene
    • Test for Phenols
  • Comparison between Phenol & Ethanol

Continue reading “CHEM C17: Phenols” →

Just a short explanation on:

• reactivity of chloroarenes vs. chloroalkanes
• reactivity of chloroarenes vs. arenes

Continue reading “CHEM C15: Halogenoarenes” →

• Electrophilic Substitution in Arenes
  • General mechanism
  • Halogenation
  • Nitration
  • Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
  • Friedel-Crafts Acylation
  • Orientating effect of side-chains on incoming electrophiles

Continue reading “CHEM C15: Electrophilic Substitution of Arenes” →

A huge intro post on the world of aromatic compounds.

• Structure & Bonding in Arenes
  • Kekule Structure vs. Delocalised electron cloud model
• Resonance structures
• Physical Properties of Arenes
• Chemical Properties of Arenes

Let’s jump right in.

Continue reading “CHEM C15: Introduction to Arenes” →