Alkenes

From stereoisomers to reaction mechanisms and polymerisation, we’ve got you covered 😊.

Stereoisomerism

The Cahn, Ingold, Prelog rules

Understanding how reactions happen

Don’t scroll past this introduction to the terminology of organic reaction mechanisms!

Stabilising carbocations

Inductive and mesomeric effects

Electrophilic addition reactions (1)

Explaining the mechanism

Electrophilic addition reactions (2)

Mechanism for the bromine water test for an alkene

Electrophilic addition reactions (3)

Hydrating an alkene to form an alcohol

Elimination reactions – dehydrating an alcohol

Making an alkene

Addition polymerisation and the properties of polymers

Radical polymerisation

The mechanism for making an addition polymer