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Unit: Organic chemistry - Some basic principles and techniques

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Carbon can form covalent bonds with itself and other elements to create a mind-boggling array of structures. In this unit of class 11 organic chemistry, we will learn about the reactions chemists use to synthesize crazy carbon based structures, how to name them, as well as the analytical (qualitative and quantitative) methods to characterise them. Simply put, organic chemistry is like building with molecular Legos. Let's make some beautiful organic molecules!

Intro to organic chemistry

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Tetravalence of carbon: Shapes of organic compounds

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Structural representations of organic compounds

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Classification of organic compounds

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Nomenclature of organic compounds

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Naming alkanes, cycloalkanes, & benzene derivatives

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Isomerism

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Fundamental concepts in organic reaction mechanism

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Common oxidising and reducing agents

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Electron displacement effects

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Methods of purification of organic compounds

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Acidic and Basic strength of organic molecules

This lesson provides a holistic overview of acidic and basic strength of organic molecules and how to find it.

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