4aIntroduction

Syllabus objectives

• 4.1know that a hydrocarbon is a compound of hydrogen and carbon only
• 4.2understand how to represent organic molecules using empirical formulae, molecular formulae, general formulae, structural formulae and displayed formulae
• 4.3know what is meant by the terms homologous series, functional group and isomerism
• 4.4understand how to name compounds relevant to this specification using the rules of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) nomenclature students will be expected to name compounds containing up to six carbon atoms
• 4.5understand how to write the possible structural and displayed formulae of an organic molecule given its molecular formula
• 4.6understand how to classify reactions of organic compounds as substitution, addition and combustion knowledge of reaction mechanisms is not required