OCR A organic chemistry

Organic synthesis games

Practise reagents, conditions and one-, two- and three-step routes from the OCR A specification. Choose Year 12, Year 13 or the full course before starting.

Year 12

Core organic routes

Alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, haloalkanes, oxidation and two-stage synthesis.

Year 13

Advanced synthesis

Carbonyls, nitriles, amines, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, esters and amides.

OCR A

Exam-board wording

The reagent rack follows OCR A content, including SOCl₂, nitrile chemistry and multi-stage routes.

Choose a gameMatching builds recognition. Formula and route modes test recall in context.

What the games cover

Year 12 questions use the core OCR A reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and haloalkanes. Year 13 adds carbonyl reduction and addition, nitrile chemistry, amines, carboxylic acids, esters, acyl chlorides and amides.

Some paper routes are chemically possible but poor in the laboratory because they form mixtures. The feedback flags those cases instead of presenting them as sensible preparations.