Reflection for U4 AOS 1
Key Knowledge/Skill
Structure and
nomenclature of
organic compounds
• the carbon atom with
reference to valence
number, bond
strength, stability of
carbon bonds with
other elements
and the formation of
isomers (structural and
stereoisomers) to
explain carbon
compound diversity,
including identification
of chiral centres in
optical isomers of
simple organic
compounds and
distinction between
cis- and trans- isomers
in simple geometric
isomers
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I know carbon has a
valency of 4 and will
form 4 bonds to be
stable
I can define bond
strength, isomer,
chirality, homologous
series
I can identify chiral
centres
I can list the different
types of isomers
I can classify
organic
compounds as
different isomers
I can identify simple
organic compounds
WOW!
Smashing it!
I can apply the
general
formulae to
distinguish
between
alkanes,
alkenes and
alkynes
I can explain
why alkanes
can’t have cis
and trans
isomers
I can identify cis
and trans isomers
• structures including
molecular, structural
and semi-structural
formulas of alkanes
(including
cyclohexane),
alkenes, alkynes,
benzene, haloalkanes,
primary amines,
primary amides,
alcohols (primary,
secondary,
tertiary), aldehydes,
ketones, carboxylic
acids and nonbranched esters
I can identify the
different types of
representations of
organic molecules
• IUPAC systematic
naming of organic
compounds up to C8
with no more than two
functional groups for a
molecule, limited to
non-cyclic
hydrocarbons,
haloalkanes, primary
amines, alcohols
(primary, secondary,
tertiary), carboxylic
acids and nonbranched esters.
I can state what the
prefix and suffix
mean in organic
compounds
I can draw simple
organic compounds
I can identify and
name the types of
functional groups
I can draw full
structures of
simple and
branched
hydrocarbons
I can draw all
representations
of simple
organic
compounds
I can draw semistructural
formulae
I can go
between the
different
representations
(eg from semistructural to
skeletal)
I can name simple
hydrocarbons,
haloalkanes,
alcohols,
carboxylic acids
I can name
branched
hydrocarbons,
amines, esters
I can draw all
representations
of organic
molecules
including those
with two
functional
groups
I can name
compounds
with two
functional
groups
• an explanation of
trends in physical
properties (boiling
point, viscosity) and
flashpoint with
reference to structure
and bonding
I can identify and
name the types of
functional groups
I can identify the
types of
intermolecular
bonding in a molecule
I can define physical
properties
I can explain the
difference
between inter and
intramolecular
bonding
I can explain the
impact of
increasing carbon
chain length on
physical properties
I can identify
the
intermolecular
bonding and
explain the
impact of
functional
groups on
physical
properties
I can apply my
understanding
to unfamiliar
contexts
I can explain the
difference
between a
substitution and
an addition
reaction
boiling point,
viscosity, and
flashpoint
• organic reactions,
including appropriate
equations and
reagents, for the
oxidation of primary
and secondary
alcohols, substitution
reactions of
haloalkanes, addition
reactions of alkenes,
hydrolysis reactions of
esters, the
condensation reaction
between an amine and
a carboxylic acid, and
the esterification
reaction between an
alcohol and a
carboxylic acid
I can define
substitution, addition,
oxidation, hydrolysis,
and condensation
reactions
I can identify a
reaction as a
substitution,
addition, or
condensation
reactions
I can identify
the types of
organic
molecules that
will undergo
each type of
reaction
• the pathways used to
synthesise primary
haloalkanes, primary
alcohols, primary
amines, carboxylic
acids and
esters, including
calculations of atom
economy and
percentage yield of
single-step or overall
pathway reactions.
I can define the types
of intermolecular
bonds
I can identify the
types of
intermolecular
bonds
I can explain
the impact of
types of
intermolecular
bonds
I can explain
the difference
between
primary,
secondary, and
tertiary
alcohols
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