Cambridge International AS and A Level Chemistry Coursebook 2nd Edition

Cambridge International A Level Chemistry

Recommended resources

Chapter 26: Carboxylic acids and their derivatives

Further reading

Hill and Holman (2011) Chemistry in Context, Sixth edition, Nelson Thornes
A classic text that offers more contextual background and some extended reading.
Clugston and Flemming (2000) Advanced Chemistry, Oxford University Press
A number of alternative explanations and questions.

Online and interactive resources

www.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/iom/
Interactive organic mechanisms.
www.chemistryrules.me.uk/candrands/carboxylicacids.htm#title
Carboxylic acids and acid halides.

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Recommended resources

Chapter 27: Organic nitrogen compounds

Further reading

Hill and Holman (2011) Chemistry in Context, Sixth edition, Nelson Thornes
A classic text that offers more contextual background and some extended reading.
Clugston and Flemming (2000) Advanced Chemistry, Oxford University Press
A number of alternative explanations and questions.

Online and interactive resources

www.chemistryrules.me.uk/candrands/nitrogen.htm#title
Nitrogen compounds, including amines and their basicity, amino acids and proteins.
www.accessexcellence.org/LC/BEOn/data/phasethree/0600-beon/wire3.php
Information about primary secondary and tertiary structures of proteins.
www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/chemistry/aromatic-and-plastics
Reactions of phenylamine, including formation of diazonium salts and coupling reaction with
phenol.
www.chembook.co.uk/chap22.htm#
Suitable introduction to amines and diazonium compounds.

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Cambridge International A Level Chemistry

Recommended resources

Chapter 28: Polymerisation

Further reading

Hill and Holman (2011) Chemistry in Context, Sixth edition, Nelson Thornes
A classic text that offers more contextual background and some extended reading.
Clugston and Flemming (2000) Advanced Chemistry, Oxford University Press
A number of alternative explanations and questions.

Online and interactive resources

www.chemistryrules.me.uk/candrands/polymerisation.htm#title
Polymers: mechanisms of polymerisation.
www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/chemistry/aromatic-and-plastics/revise-it/polymerisation
Plastics.
www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/Kevlar/index.html
Kevlar and its uses.

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Cambridge International A Level Chemistry

Recommended resources

Chapter 29: Analytical techniques

Further reading

Hill and Holman (2011) Chemistry in Context, Sixth edition, Nelson Thornes
A classic text that offers more contextual background and some extended reading.
Clugston and Flemming (2000) Advanced Chemistry, Oxford University Press
A number of alternative explanations and questions.

Online and interactive resources

www.chembook.co.uk/chap21.htm#haloalkanes
Detailed introduction to aromatic chemistry, including reaction mechanisms.
www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/collections/spectroscopy/introduction#IRSpectroscopy
Good site for introduction and analysis of infra-red, NMR and mass spectroscopy with examples.
www.york.ac.uk/org/seg/salters/chemistry/WM/52Spectroscopy.doc
Good site for analysis of infra-red spectra. Many examples given.
alevelchem.com/aqa_a_level_chemistry/unit3.2/sub3211/02.htm
Basic information about process of infra-red spectroscopy but no examples given.
www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech-Environ/CHROMO/chromintro.html
Rf values and chromatography.
www.a-levelchemistry.co.uk/AQA%20A2%20Chemistry/Unit%204/4.11%20Structure%20
Determination/4.11%20notes.doc
Good examples of mass spectra, including C-13 mass spectra.
www.4college.co.uk/a/ep/nmr.php
Readable account of NMR spectroscopy with examples.
www.chemguide.co.uk/CIE/section112/learninga.html
Readable and clear guide about electrophoresis.
www.scribd.com/doc/19493970/37/
Good description of electrophoresis.
www.chemistryrules.me.uk/candrands/spectroscopy.htm#title
Quite a few examples of infra-red spectra and NMR spectra with interpretation.

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Cambridge International A Level Chemistry

Recommended resources

Chapter 30: Organic synthesis

Further reading

Hill and Holman (2011) Chemistry in Context, Sixth edition, Nelson Thornes
A classic text that offers more contextual background and some extended reading.
Clugston and Flemming (2000) Advanced Chemistry, Oxford University Press
A number of alternative explanations and questions.

Online and interactive resources

www.a-levelchemistry.co.uk/AQA%20A2%20Chemistry/Unit%204/4.10%20Organic%20Synthesis%20
and%20Analysis/4.10%20notes.doc
Several examples of organic synthesis given with examples of webs showing interconversions of
functional groups.
sam.davyson.com/a2/chemistry/os/
Diagrams of interconversions of functional groups.
www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resources/synthesis-explorer/
Information about synthetic routes and how to go about these.
www.knockhardy.org.uk/ppoints_htm_files/synthpps.pps
Good introduction to organic synthesis as series of PowerPoints, including chiral synthesis.

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