Mastering Organic Chemistry Class 12
Mastering Organic Chemistry Class 12
Mastering Organic Chemistry Class 12
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Dear students,
With the chemistry exams approaching, your preparation must be at its peak. It is a general myth among
the students that organic chemistry is the toughest topic to score marks in, however this is not the case.
With only a few days left before the examination, the team of chemistry experts at Meritnation bring to
you some really beneficial strategies to master this portion of the syllabus.
Focussing on NCERT questions: The NCERT Part II comprises of organic chemistry and contributes
to 28 marks in the examination.
An analysis of previous years question papers depicts that many questions are asked as it is from the
NCERT textbooks.
The table given below shows the exact question numbers of the questions in the NCERT book which have
been asked in the examination. Note that, many questions are being asked repeatedly.
Units
Marks 2012
2011
2010
2009
Table
10.1
Example
10.7
Ex 10.2
Example (i)10.9
10.6,
(i),
10.17
10.14
(vii)
Exercise 11.5,
11.15
11.18
(ii),
11.31
(iv)
11.20 (ii,
iv), 11.18
(i, iii)
11.3 (v)
11.3 (ii),
11.21
11.22
(ii, ii, vi)
12.13 (i,
iv),
12.16
(ii, iv),
12.17 (i,
ii)
Fig 12.2,
12.11,
12.13 (iii,
vii), 12.12
(i, ii)
12.16
(ii),
12.19,
12.17
(iv)
12.12
(ii),
12.17
(i, x, xi),
12.16
(ii, iii)
Table
12.1,
12.13
(i)
12.16 (ii),
12.13
(vii)
13.4 (ii)
Table
Ex 13.4,
13.1, 13.4
13.3 (I,
13.7 (iii,
(i,ii, iii-a,
iii, v)
iv)
iv)
13.12
13.2 (v)
14.12,
14.13
14.17,
14.22
14.12
(i), table
14.3
14.12
(i, iii),
14.10
14.12
(ii)
14.15,
table14.3
15.2
15.11
15.12
15.17
15.12, 15.12,
15.16 15.15
16.15
16.21 (i)
16.15,
16.12,
16.17,
16.22
16.21 (i)
Alcohols,
Phenols and
Ethers
Aldehydes,
Ketones and
Carboxylic
Acids
Amines
Class I
Exercise 13.7 (i
and iii), Exercise
13.11 (ii, v)
Exercise 14.12
Biomolecules 4
Polymers
Chemistry in
Everyday
Life
Exercise 16.10
2008
2007
16.15
2006
So, mark these questions in the NCERT book and go through all the NCERT solutions thoroughly. For this
you can also refer to the NCERT solutions section on meritnation.com
IUPAC Nomenclature questions: A conclusion from previous years papers is that, 90% of the questions
related to nomenclature of organic compounds usually come from the tables of common and IUPAC
names or in-text examples present in NCERT book. Below is a summarized chart of all the tables and intext examples meant for nomenclature.
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Table 12.1 and intext questions 12.1, Table 12.3 and in-text
question 12.6
Amines
Table 13.1
Note: Do not leave even a single compound from the tables and in-text examples.
Name reactions: Important name reactions which have been asked previously are Sandmeyer reaction,
Williamson synthesis, Riemer-Tiemann reaction, Kolbes reaction, Aldol Condensation, Cannizzaro
Reaction, Clemmensen Reduction reaction, Hoffmann Bromamide reaction, Coupling reaction. So,we
advise you to revise these reactions.
Distinction test: The distinction tests are usually asked between:
Aliphatic and aromatic compounds
Compounds having two different functional groups
Compounds having same functional group but different arrangement of atoms (e.g., 1, 2, 3)
Steps for attempting these questions
Step I: See how many marks are allotted to the question. Remember, 1 mark is for 1 test.
Step II: Write the structural formulae of both the compounds.
Step III: See where the two structures differ in.
Step IV: Recall the reactions which you have studied.
Step V: Apply those reactions in the compounds keeping in mind the skeletal structure they differ in.
Conversions: Conversion based questions are surely going to come in exams. Remember there can be
multiple steps to reach the final product but the shortest and feasible steps have to be written in the
answer-sheet.
Please note CBSE has yet not asked any conversion which consist of more than 3-steps.
Steps for attempting these questions
Step I: Read the question very carefully.
Step II: Write the starting compound on the left hand side and the final compound on the right hand
side.
Step III: See where do the two structure differ in.
(They mostly differ either in functional groups, number of carbon atoms or both)
Step IV: Recall the reactions which you have studied.
Step V: Apply those reactions in initial compound so as to reach to the final compound.
Expected areas from where questions can come in 2014
Unit
Haloalkanes and IUPAC Nomenclature, SN1 and SN2 reaction (Question: Which compound
Haloarenes
undergoes faster reaction?), DDT, Iodoform
Alcohols,
Phenols and
Ethers
Amines
Biomolecules
Glucose open chain and cyclic structure (Question: Why was the open chain
structure of glucose unable to explain its properties?), Proteins-Primary, secondary,
tertiary and quarternery structures, Vitamins Sources and deficiency disease
table 4.3, nucleosides and nucleotides
Polymers
Chemistry in
Everyday Life
To help all you students in these last stage of preparation, we are providing Conversion Schemes
Distinction Tests Named Reaction in Detail and Named Reaction List.
Follow these simple but smart ways and give your 100 % in the examination.
Best of Luck!
Team Meritnation
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