OCR A A-level Chemistry – Organic Mechanisms Fill-in-the-Blanks Workbook | Active Recall Practice

Conditions/ Mechanism &
Recall- theory points General Reaction: Equations and/or Mechanism
Reagents reaction name
Crude oil-> alkane
process

Alkane boiling point
trends with chain
length and branching

Alkane -> Alkene
Shape of alkanes and
bond type

Sigma bond
description

Reactivity, polarity,




Difference between
aliphatic, alicyclic Alkane -> cyclic
aromatic.




What are the
disadvantages of Alkane -> Haloalkane
FRS?




Alkane -> carbon
Incomplete vs
dioxide and water
complete

Algebraic formula
(two types)




Pi bond description

Reactivity comparison
Alkene -> Alcohol
to alkanes

Stereoisomerism

, Conditions/ Mechanism &
Recall- theory points General Reaction: Equations and/or Mechanism
Reagents reaction name
What isomers have
you used?

Which product is
major, which is minor
+ why?
Alkene -> Haloalkane
Carbocations and
stability

Reactivity, trends in
haloalkanes: polarity,
enthalpy, rate of
hydrolysis



Alkene-> Alkane




Glucose -> alcohol




Rate of hydrolysis and
how is it measured

Primary vs secondary Haloalkane - alcohol
vs tertiary haloalkanes
rate of hydrolysis
trend




Halide ->Silver salt




Bond angle:

Boiling and melting
points:
Alcohol -> Alkene
Gen formula:

Combustion:

Polarity: