Overall Expectations
- Assess the social and environmental impact of organic compounds used in everyday life, and propose a course of action to reduce the use of compounds that are harmful to human health and the environment.
- Investigate organic compounds and organic chemical reactions, and use various methods to represent the compounds.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the structure, properties, and chemical behaviour of compounds within each class of organic compounds.
Big Ideas
Organic compounds have predictable chemical and physical properties determined by their respective structures.
Organic chemical reactions and their applications have significant implications for society, human health, and the environment. |
Essential Questions
What are the characteristics of organic compounds?
What are the general structures and physical properties of hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon derivatives? What types of reactions do organic compounds undergo? |
Unit Outline
This unit can be broken down into two major chapters as shown below. The key sub-topics addressed within each chapter are listed below. For a detailed guide of what each sub-topic entails, please refer to the sub-tabs within this section.
Organic Compounds
Organic Compounds
- Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
- Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Isomerism: Structural Isomers & Stereoisomers
- Reactions of Hydrocarbons
- Alcohols & Ethers
- Aldehydes & Ketones
- Carboxylic Acids & Esters
- Amines & Amides
- Addition Polymerization
- Condensation Polymerization