Module 7 | Organic chemistry
Content 5: Reactions of organic acids and bases
Lesson 1 | Properties of functional groups
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investigate the structural formulae, properties and functional group including:
– primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols
– aldehydes and ketones (ACSCH127)
– amines and amides
– carboxylic acids
Lesson 2 | Properties of carboxylic acids, amines and amides
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investigate the structural formulae, properties and functional group including:
– amines and amides
Lesson 3 | Properties of carboxylic acids and comparison to amines and amides
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investigate the structural formulae, properties and functional group including:
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explain the properties within and between the homologous series of carboxylic acids amines and amides with reference to the intermolecular and intramolecular bonding present
Lesson 4 | Preparation of an ester
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investigate the production, in a school laboratory, of simple esters
Lesson 5 | Differences between an organic acid and an organic base
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investigate the differences between an organic acid and organic base
Lesson 6 | Soaps and detergents
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investigate the structure and action of soaps and detergents
Lesson 7 | Chemical synthesis
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draft and construct flow charts to show reaction pathways for chemical synthesis, including those that involve more than one step
