Types of reaction and photochlorination

Chemistry
2021-22

AS Chemistry – Types of reaction and photochlorination

Looking at functional groups to identify reaction types and focusing mechanism of photochlorination

  • drawing mechanisms for Nucleophilic substation
  • photochlorination of an alkane
  • explaining the polymerisation of alkenes
  • electrophilic addition of alkenes including with bromine and using the Markovnikov rule to identify the main product from the electrophilic addition of HBr
  • understanding the meaning of an elimination reaction and how to spot them
  • oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols using reflux and side arm distillation
  • knowing how to form an aldehyde/ketone/carboxylic acid from alcohols