Diploma in A-Level Chemistry: 2

The organic compounds and infrared analysis course equips you with an overall understanding of organic functional groups. This course is the second of three diplomas that allow you to confidently complete your A-level chemistry exam and pass with flying colours. We begin by exploring alkanes, saturated hydrocarbons with single bonds, and their properties, nomenclature and reactions. You will gain insight into the different types of isomerism and the stability of carbon-carbon bonds.

Next, the course explains alkenes, unsaturated hydrocarbons with double bonds. We then shift our focus to haloalkanes, organic compounds with halogen substituents. You will learn preparation methods, reactivity patterns, and the different types of nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions they undergo. We delve into alcohols, organic compounds with hydroxyl (-OH) functional groups, examining their properties, including acidity, hydrogen bonding, and their role as solvents.

The course also covers carbonyl compounds, including aldehydes and ketones, and carboxylic acids, organic compounds with carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups. Study their acidity, reactions with nucleophiles, and their role as intermediates in esterification and amidation reactions. We outline infrared spectroscopy and its principles, giving you practical skills in analysing and interpreting infrared spectra to identify organic compounds accurately. Enrol today and become adept at chemistry at the A-levels.