Students should be able to identify organic functional groups and recall their properties and the reactions that they undergo
Properties of functional groups
In addition to the functional groups mentioned in the AS course, students should also be familiar with additional functional groups and their properties including:
Arenes
Halogenoarenes
Carboxylic acids (and derivatives)
Phenols
Amides
Amino acids
Acyl chlorides
Overview of additional functional groups and their properties
Reactions of functional groups
Students should also be able to recall:
The reactions by which these functional groups can be produced
The reactions that these functional groups undergo
Reactions by which functional groups can be produced