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Organic nitrogen compounds: amines, amides and aromatic amines · A Level Chemistry · Courselo

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Further organic chemistry and synthesis

Organic nitrogen compounds: amines, amides and aromatic amines

Further organic chemistry and synthesis · Lesson 4 of 8

Lesson 4 of 8

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Unit 7

Further organic chemistry and synthesis

8 lessons · 13 h 45 min of study

Arenes and electrophilic substitution1 h 30 min of study
Carbonyl compounds and nucleophilic addition1 h 45 min of study
Carboxylic acids, esters and acyl derivatives2 h of study
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Amino acids and proteins1 h 30 min of study

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Lesson 4 of 8 · Further organic chemistry and synthesis

Organic nitrogen compounds: amines, amides and aromatic amines

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Identify and name primary, secondary and tertiary amines and amides, and explain the physical properties and bonding of these organic nitrogen compounds.
Explain the basicity of amines, compare the basic behaviour of aliphatic amines, ammonia and aromatic amines, and justify trends using availability of the lone pair and delocalisation.

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Addition and condensation polymers1 h of study

Organic synthesis, multistep routes and retrosynthesis2 h 30 min of study

Nitriles and cyanide chemistry1 h 30 min of study

Describe the preparation of aliphatic amines from halogenoalkanes, nitriles or reduction routes, and of aromatic amines from nitroarenes where specified, including suitable reagents and conditions.

Write equations for reactions of amines with acids, halogenoalkanes and acylating agents, and explain the formation of ammonium salts and substituted amides.

Describe and apply the chemistry of amides, including their formation from acyl chlorides, acid anhydrides, carboxylic acids or esters with ammonia or amines, and their hydrolysis under acidic or alkaline conditions where specified.

Describe the reactions of aromatic amines, including bromination due to activation of the ring and diazotisation/coupling chemistry where included by the board, and use these reactions in synthesis and identification.

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