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Organic mechanisms and reactive intermediates

Core organic chemistry · Lesson 4 of 6

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Lesson 4 of 6 · Core organic chemistry

Organic mechanisms and reactive intermediates

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Distinguish between homolytic fission and heterolytic fission and relate each process to the formation of free radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles where appropriate.
Define the terms free radical, electrophile and nucleophile using electron-pair language.
Represent the movement of electrons in organic mechanisms using full and half curly arrows correctly.

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Classify unfamiliar organic reaction steps as electrophilic addition, nucleophilic substitution, elimination or free-radical substitution from reagents and products.

Use the concept of intermediate species, including carbocations and free radicals, to explain observed reaction pathways and product formation at this level.

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