AQA Year 13 Organic Chemistry
Choose the Year 13 organic topic you are studying. Year 12 organic material that returns synoptically is kept in a separate review section.
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Optical isomerism
AQA 3.3.7Aldehydes and ketones
AQA 3.3.8
Revise aldehydes and ketonesOxidation, reduction, tests and nucleophilic addition
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Name aldehydesAQA-scoped aldehyde nomenclature
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Name ketonesAQA-scoped ketone nomenclature
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Practise carbonyl conversionsOnly AQA aldehyde and ketone conversions are selected
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Practise functional-group testsMixed AQA reagent and observation matching
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My Chemistry questions101 multiple-choice questions
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Carboxylic acids and derivatives
AQA 3.3.9
Revise carboxylic acids and derivativesAcids, esters, acyl chlorides and nucleophilic addition–elimination
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Name carboxylic acidsAQA-scoped carboxylic-acid nomenclature
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Name estersAQA-scoped ester nomenclature
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Practise acid and derivative conversionsAQA carboxylic-acid and derivative routes only
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Use these reactions in synthesisMulti-step AQA synthesis including esters and acylation
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My Chemistry questions120 multiple-choice questions
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Aromatic chemistry
AQA 3.3.10
Revise aromatic chemistryBenzene bonding, electrophilic substitution and phenol chemistry
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Investigate benzene delocalisationBonding evidence and delocalised systems
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Check aromatic chemistryArenes, reactions and conditions
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Name aromatic structuresExam-band aromatic nomenclature from the validated bank
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Practise aromatic conversionsOnly the playable AQA aromatic conversions are selected
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My Chemistry questions79 multiple-choice questions
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Amines
AQA 3.3.11
Revise aminesBasicity, nucleophilicity, preparation and reactions
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Name aminesAQA-scoped amine nomenclature
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Read amine structuresMolecular formulae from validated amine skeletal structures
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Practise amine conversionsThe playable AQA amine conversions only
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Use amines in synthesisAQA routes including amine formation and acylation
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My Chemistry questions74 multiple-choice questions
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Polymers
AQA 3.3.12Amino acids, proteins and DNA
AQA 3.3.13
Revise amino acids, proteins and DNAAmino-acid chemistry, peptides, proteins, DNA and cisplatin
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Practise amino acids and chiralityAcid–base forms, chiral centres and optical isomerism
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Practise proteins, DNA and cisplatinPeptide links, protein interactions, enzymes, DNA and cisplatin
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Read amino-acid structuresMolecular formulae from validated amino-acid skeletal structures
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My Chemistry questions80 multiple-choice questions
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Organic synthesis
AQA 3.3.14
Revise organic synthesisRoute planning, greener synthesis and reactions across the specification
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Practise AQA synthesis routesMulti-step routes, reagents, conditions and route strategy
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Mix full-course conversionsAll playable AQA conversion topics with full-course scope
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Practise full-course mechanismsCurly arrows, named mechanisms and reaction details
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Play full-course Reaction DropFast recall across AQA organic reactions
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My Chemistry questions50 multiple-choice questions
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Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
AQA 3.3.15Chromatography
AQA 3.3.16
Revise chromatographyTLC, column chromatography, GC and GC–MS
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Practise gas chromatography and GC–MSRetention time, phase interactions, standards and mass-spectral evidence
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Practise TLCRf calculations and chromatogram interpretation
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My Chemistry questions15 multiple-choice questions
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Synoptic organic practice
AQA 3.3.1–3.3.16
Spot functional groups in structuresMixed AQA full-course functional-group identification
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Compare structural isomersMixed AQA full-course isomer comparisons
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Play full-course Reaction DropYear 12 and Year 13 reactions and reagents
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Compare organic propertiesBoiling points, molecular mass and carbon-chain effects
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Mix organic conversionsAll playable AQA conversion topics
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More question practice
Aromatic explanationsPractise benzene stability, nitration equations and substitution explanations. OCR A also includes phenol. This set does not assess mechanism drawings.
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Polymer formulaeUse atom counts and condensed formulae to practise addition polymers, repeat-unit masses and polyester hydrolysis. Choose Year 12 for addition polymers only.
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Ester and acyl equationsRead explicit condensed formulae, name esters and write preparation and hydrolysis equations. Keep the carbon chain and acid/base form of each product correct.
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