Organic and biological chemistry
SACE Topic 3: structures, naming, reaction products and biological-molecule rules.
Subtopics
Organic formulae, naming and properties
Read structural formulae and apply functional-group and property rules.
Not attempted8 questionsAlcohol naming, classification and oxidation
Classify alcohols and select oxidation products from structures.
Not attempted8 questionsAldehydes, ketones and distinguishing reactions
Name carbonyl compounds and apply oxidation-test rules.
Not attempted8 questionsCarbohydrate structures and condensation
Recognise carbohydrate features and calculate linked-sugar formulae.
Not attempted8 questionsCarboxylic acids, salts and reactions
Name carboxylic acids and apply weak-acid and neutralisation rules.
Not attempted8 questionsAmines, protonation and salts
Classify nitrogen groups and convert amines to protonated forms.
Not attempted8 questionsEsters, hydrolysis and polyesters
Name esters, identify their building blocks and split ester links.
Not attempted8 questionsAmide links and hydrolysis products
Form and split amide links with pH-appropriate products.
Not attempted8 questionsPolyester and polyamide structure conversions
Read repeat structures, recover monomers and apply pH-specific hydrolysis rules.
Not attempted8 questionsTriglycerides, unsaturation and soap
Identify fat building blocks and apply hydrolysis, addition and micelle rules.
Not attempted8 questionsAmino acids, peptide chains and protein shape
Read amino-acid charges and peptide links and apply protein-shape rules.
Not attempted8 questionsBiomolecule structures to hydrolysis products
Convert carbohydrate, triglyceride and peptide representations into specific products.
Not attempted8 questions