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Synthesis
In this synthesis of organic compounds worksheet, students show the steps used to make compounds using toluene, benzene, straight chain carboxylic acid and alkyl halide. They include reagents needed and they show all structures in their...
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Chemistry 231, Exam 3
This exam is aimed at assessing college level organic chemists. Ten problems are to be solved and include drawing molecular structures, assessing degrees of saturation, ordering alkenes according to stability, and explaining chemical...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Organic Molecules Day—Chemistry Outreach
In search of an organic lab that employs real-life techniques and analysis methods? Groups carry out the nitration of methyl benzoate, then attempt to determine the number and location of the nitro groups added to the benzene ring....
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Honors Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Looking for a versatile worksheet on organic chemistry? If so, you might consider this resource. This resource asks learners to identify organic molecules, match terms with their definitions, determine bond angles and hybridization of...
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Alcohols Revisited (and Ethers) and Going Further... Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
Identifying characteristics of alcohols and their physical properties are reviewed in bullet-point fashion on the first two slides. The same material follows, but for ethers. Finally, the structure and naming of carboxylic acids and...
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Organic Chemistry II
In this chemistry worksheet, students write the structures for the compounds illustrated on the sheet. Then they name the compounds whose structures are illustrated in part two. Students also fill in the blanks to complete the paragraph...
York University
York University: Benzene
This site from York University gives detailed information on the structure of benzene, including mentioning August Kekule, who discovered the correct structure.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Hydrocarbon Rings
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will explore cyclic hydrocarbons, and explain how ring strain contributes to the shape of cyclic hydrocarbons. They will also name and write...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Aromatic Hydrocarbons
A definition for an aromatic hydrocarbon is given, along with examples, that show the structure of common aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Simon Fraser University: Molecules and the Properties of Bonded Atoms
Benzene animation, showing some vibrational modes.