3.14 Organic synthesis and analysis (A2)

The formation of new organic compounds by multi-step syntheses using reactions included in the specification is covered in this section.

The synthesis of an organic compound can involve several steps.

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Students should be able to:

• use reactions in this specification to devise a synthesis, with up to four steps, for an organic compound
• be able to identify organic functional groups using the reactions in the specification, including the identification of organic functional groups by test-tube reactions.

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