CBSE 11 Chemistry · U8

Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques

General introduction, tetravalence of carbon, shapes and representations of organic compounds, classification, nomenclature, isomerism, reaction mechanism basics, purification methods, qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. Theory weightage: 11 marks.

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1/5 - Foundational

Warm-up setup; checks one basic idea.

2/5 - Routine exam skill

Normal syllabus skill; usually one main rule or interpretation.

3/5 - Standard multi-step

Exam-style problem with multiple steps or a common trap.

4/5 - Hard exam skill

High-end exam problem; combines methods carefully.

5/5 - Challenge

Stretch problem beyond normal exam pressure.

Topic 8.1

Carbon Tetravalence, Shapes and Representations

Tetravalence, catenation, sigma and pi bonds, hybridisation-based shapes, condensed, expanded and bond-line representations.

Topic 8.2

Classification and Nomenclature of Organic Compounds

Functional groups, parent chain choice, locants, prefixes, suffixes and IUPAC naming of simple organic compounds.

Topic 8.3

Isomerism in Organic Compounds

Structural isomerism, chain, position, functional and metameric isomerism, plus the basic condition for geometrical isomerism.

Topic 8.4

Fundamental Concepts in Organic Reaction Mechanism

Bond fission, electrophiles, nucleophiles, carbocations, carbanions, free radicals, inductive effect, resonance and hyperconjugation.

Topic 8.5

Purification and Analysis of Organic Compounds

Crystallisation, sublimation, distillation, chromatography, qualitative detection of elements and quantitative elemental analysis.

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