Extensively and thoroughly organised list of all organic reactions required in the latest CIE AS Chemistry (9701) syllabus. A must-have revision tool that helped me gain an A* in Chemistry in the final A Levels massively.
Reaction Reagent(s) Organic product(s) Other product(s) Conditions Observations/Notes
-Cl2: pale-green to
colourless
-Br2: orange-red to
colourless
-Products vary, eg. more
Free radical substitution Halogenoalkanes Hydrogen halides CHCl3 & CCl4 if Cl2 in
(Initiation, Propagation, Halogens (+ Alkanes x2 substrate (+ Halogens) -UV light excess
Termination) alkane length) -Cl2 and alkanes with
double the C chain
length of substrate
alkane can also be
formed
-TEST: Alkenes
decolourise immediately
in the dark
Combustion O2 CO2 H2O -Plentiful O2 -Produces CO under
limited combustion
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