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B. Organic Chemistry · Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry: Unit Review

A1.3 A1.4 A1.5 A1.6 A1.7 A1.8 A1.9 A1.10 A1.11 A1.12 A1.13 A2.1 A2.2 B1.1 B1.2 B2.1 B2.2 B2.3 B2.4 B3.1 B3.2 B3.3 B3.4 B3.5About 40 minutes
Learning goals
  • I can name and draw hydrocarbons and compounds of every functional group in this unit.
  • I can explain physical properties and identify structural, geometric and optical isomers.
  • I can predict products of organic reactions, including polymerization, and plan simple pathways.
  • I can assess the benefits and risks of organic compounds and plan actions to reduce harm.

Words to know

functional group
An atom or group of atoms that gives a family of organic compounds its characteristic properties and reactions.
isomers
Compounds with the same molecular formula but different arrangements of atoms.
condensation reaction
A reaction that joins two molecules and releases a small molecule such as water.

Let's review!

In this unit you learned to draw, name and classify organic compounds: alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons, then alcohols, organic halides, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amines and amides. You explained their physical properties using intermolecular forces, found structural, geometric and optical isomers, and predicted the products of addition, substitution, elimination, oxidation, esterification, hydrolysis and polymerization reactions. Finally, you weighed the benefits and risks of organic compounds in Canadian society and wrote your own action plan.

The next unit, Structure and Properties of Matter, explains the bonding and molecular shapes behind everything you saw here, and Energy Changes and Rates of Reaction looks at the energy released when fuels burn and why some organic reactions need heat and catalysts.

How to use this review

Do three or four sections at a time. Keep the functional-group chart below in front of you, cover the answers and write each answer in full, including names, structures and balanced equations. Mark every item, then use the parent notes at the end to find the lesson to revisit for each mistake. Finish with the quiz once you are scoring well on the sections.

alkaneC–C single bonds only-ane: propanealkeneC=C-ene: but-2-enealkyneC≡C-yne: ethynearomaticbenzene ringmethylbenzeneorganic halideC–X (X = F, Cl, Br, I)chloro-: chloroethanealcoholC–OH-ol: propan-2-oletherC–O–Calkoxy-: methoxyethanealdehyde–CHO at chain end-al: propanalketoneC=O inside chain-one: propanonecarboxylic acid–COOH-oic acid: ethanoic acidester–COO–C-yl -oate: ethyl ethanoateamineC–N (–NH₂, –NH–, –N–)-amine: ethanamineamide–CO–N-amide: ethanamidehydrocarbonscontain oxygencontain N or halogen
The functional groups of this unit, with the naming ending (or prefix) and an example for each. Yellow: hydrocarbons; green: compounds that contain oxygen; blue: compounds that contain nitrogen or a halogen.
Just for fun

Your nose is a pretty good organic chemist: many esters smell fruity, many amines smell fishy, and many carboxylic acids smell sour or cheesy. (Smell is still not a safe lab test, so sniff only by wafting when your teacher says so!)

Introducing Organic Chemistry: Carbon and Ways to Draw Molecules

1

What three features of carbon allow it to form millions of compounds?

2

Write the molecular formula of CH₃CH₂CH₂OH.

3

In a skeletal formula, a carbon vertex has two lines drawn to it. How many H atoms does it carry?

Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Structure and IUPAC Names

1

Name CH₃CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃.

2

A student names a compound "2-ethylpropane". Give the correct name.

3

Write the condensed formula of 2,2-dimethylpropane, and its molecular formula.

4

Name a six-carbon ring carrying one methyl group.

Alkenes and Alkynes: Naming Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

1

Name CH₂=CHCH₂CH₃ and CH₃C≡CCH₃.

2

Does but-1-ene have cis and trans isomers? Explain.

3

Write the molecular formula of hex-3-yne.

Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Benzene and Its Relatives

1

Name a benzene ring with methyl groups at positions 1 and 3.

2

Why does benzene usually undergo substitution instead of addition?

3

Give the molecular formula of methylbenzene (toluene).

Isomers and the Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons

1

How many structural isomers have the formula C₅H₁₂? Name them.

2

Rank those three isomers from highest to lowest boiling point and explain.

3

Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water?

Reactions of Hydrocarbons: Combustion, Substitution and Addition

1

Give the major product of propene + HBr, and name the rule.

2

Balance the complete combustion of propane.

3

How does bromine water distinguish hex-1-ene from hexane?

4

Write the reaction of ethane with chlorine in UV light and name its type.

Alcohols and Organic Halides

1

Name CH₃CH(OH)CH₃ and classify it as primary, secondary or tertiary.

2

Predict the major organic product when butan-2-ol is heated with concentrated sulfuric acid.

3

Explain why ethanol (about 78 °C) boils far higher than chloroethane (about 12 °C).

Ethers: Naming, Properties and Functional-Group Isomers

1

Name CH₃–O–CH₂CH₃.

2

Give a functional-group isomer of ethanol.

3

Why do ethers boil lower than alcohols of similar molar mass?

Aldehydes and Ketones: The Carbonyl Group and Oxidizing Alcohols

1

Name CH₃CH₂CHO and CH₃COCH₂CH₃.

2

Predict the product of oxidizing propan-2-ol with acidified dichromate and describe the colour change.

3

Why does 2-methylpropan-2-ol resist oxidation by dichromate?

Carboxylic Acids

1

Name CH₃CH₂COOH.

2

Ethanoic acid (about 118 °C) boils higher than propan-1-ol (about 97 °C), though their molar masses are equal. Explain.

3

Write the reaction of ethanoic acid with sodium hydrogen carbonate.

Esters: Esterification and Hydrolysis

1

Name CH₃COOCH₂CH₃.

2

Which acid and alcohol are needed to make methyl butanoate? What catalyst is used?

3

Give the products of hydrolysing ethyl methanoate with sodium hydroxide solution.

Amines and Amides: Nitrogen Compounds

1

Name CH₃CH₂NH₂ and classify it.

2

Classify (CH₃)₂NH and name it.

3

Give the products when ethanoic acid reacts with methanamine (heated, condensation).

4

Why are amines weak bases?

Comparing the Classes: Structure, Properties and Optical Isomers

1

Rank from lowest to highest boiling point: propan-1-ol, butane, ethanoic acid, propanal (all about 58 to 60 g/mol).

2

Is butan-2-ol chiral? Explain.

3

Which is more soluble in water, ethanol or hexan-1-ol? Why?

Organic Reaction Types and Multi-Step Pathways

1

Classify: CH₃CH₂OH → CH₂=CH₂ + H₂O.

2

Classify: ethyl ethanoate + water → ethanoic acid + ethanol.

3

Plan a two-step pathway from ethene to ethanoic acid.

4

Classify: ethanoic acid + methanol → methyl ethanoate + water.

alkanecarboxylic acidesteralkenealdehydeamidehaloalkanealcoholketoneether+H₂X₂, UV+HX−HX+H₂O−H₂O1° [O]2° [O][O]+alcohol+amine+alcohol[O] = oxidizing agentX = Cl or Br1°, 2° = primary,secondary alcohol
Reaction map for the unit: the arrows show how one functional group is converted into another. Use it to plan multi-step pathways.

Polymers: Addition and Condensation Polymerization

1

Name the monomer of polypropene and the type of polymerization.

2

State two differences between addition and condensation polymerization.

3

Name the monomers of nylon-6,6 and the link that joins them.

Organic Compounds in Society: Benefits, Risks and Taking Action

1

Explain the difference between hazard and risk.

2

Why does a persistent, fat-soluble chemical such as DDT become most concentrated in top predators?

3

Rewrite "use less plastic" as a specific, measurable action-plan item.

Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₃?

2.

Which of these compounds, all of similar molar mass, has the highest boiling point?

3.

What forms when propan-1-ol is heated with excess acidified potassium permanganate?

4.

Propene + H₂ (with a nickel catalyst) → propane. What type of reaction is this?

5.

Which group defines an ester?

6.

What is the major product of propene + HCl?

7.

Which compound has cis and trans isomers?

8.

Which statement describes nylon-6,6?

9.

Which is a tertiary alcohol?

10.

Which molecule is chiral?

For parents and teachers

Use the review to find which lesson needs another look:

  • Wrong molecular formulas, or misreading skeletal and condensed formulas → Introducing Organic Chemistry: Carbon and Ways to Draw Molecules.
  • Wrong parent chain, numbering or substituent names → Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Structure and IUPAC Names.
  • Errors locating double or triple bonds, or with cis-trans isomers → Alkenes and Alkynes: Naming Unsaturated Hydrocarbons.
  • Naming substituted benzenes, or expecting benzene to add like an alkene → Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Benzene and Its Relatives.
  • Missing isomers or wrong boiling point order for hydrocarbons → Isomers and the Physical Properties of Hydrocarbons.
  • Addition products (Markovnikov), combustion balancing or the bromine test → Reactions of Hydrocarbons: Combustion, Substitution and Addition.
  • Classifying alcohols, elimination products or alcohol properties → Alcohols and Organic Halides.
  • Ether names or ether vs alcohol properties → Ethers: Naming, Properties and Functional-Group Isomers.
  • Aldehyde vs ketone names or oxidation products → Aldehydes and Ketones: The Carbonyl Group and Oxidizing Alcohols.
  • Acid names, acid reactions or acid boiling points → Carboxylic Acids.
  • Ester names (which part comes from which reactant) or hydrolysis products → Esters: Esterification and Hydrolysis.
  • Amine classification, amide formation or basicity → Amines and Amides: Nitrogen Compounds.
  • Ranking properties across classes, or chirality → Comparing the Classes: Structure, Properties and Optical Isomers.
  • Classifying reactions or planning pathways → Organic Reaction Types and Multi-Step Pathways.
  • Monomers, polymer type or linkages → Polymers: Addition and Condensation Polymerization.
  • Hazard vs risk, biomagnification or vague action plans → Organic Compounds in Society: Benefits, Risks and Taking Action.

How to help: ask your teen to explain one answer aloud in each section, especially names. If they can say why the chain is numbered a certain way, or why one compound boils higher, the idea has stuck.