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 ...
Effect of Ligand Exchange on Stability Constant The stability constants (Kstab) of ligands are often given on a log10 scale so that it becomes easier to compare them with each other Ligand exchange...
