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Nomenclature

Organic

AS

Intro to Organic Chemistry

AQA Content

draw structural, displayed and skeletal formulas for given organic compounds
apply IUPAC rules for nomenclature to name organic compounds limited to chains and rings with up to six carbon atoms each
apply IUPAC rules for nomenclature to draw the structure of an organic compound from the IUPAC name limited to chains and rings with up to six carbon atoms each.

Specification Notes

Organic compounds can be represented by:
empirical formula
molecular formula
general formula
structural formula
displayed formula
skeletal formula.

The characteristics of a homologous series, a series of compounds containing the same functional group.
IUPAC rules for nomenclature.

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