JEE - Study Guide - 14. Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles

Sections in the chapter


14.1 Tetravalency of Carbon
14.2 Hybridization and Shapes of Molecules
14.3 Structural Representation of Organic Compounds
14.4 Functional Group
14.5 Homologous Series
14.6 Different Classes of Aliphatic Compounds and Their Nomenclature
14.7 General Rules for Naming Organic Compounds
14.8 Writing Structural Formula from the Name of the Compound
14.9 Nomenclature of Aromatic Compounds
14.10 Isomerism
14.11 Electron Displacement in Covalent Bonds
14.12 Types of Bond Fission
14.13 Types of Attacking Reagents
14.14 Types of Organic Reactions


Conceptual Questions with Answers: 18
Additional Numerical Problems for Practice:
Revision Exercises
Very Short Answer questions 40
Short Answer Questions 40
Long Answer Questions 14

Competition File
Numerical Problems
Objective Questions: 40
Fill in the blanks: 10
True or False: 10

Study Plan

Day 1

14.1 Tetravalency of Carbon
14.2 Hybridization and Shapes of Molecules
Ex. 14.1, 14.2
Practice Problems 14.1 to 4

Day 2

14.3 Structural Representation of Organic Compounds
Ex. 14.3 to 6
14.4 Functional Group
14.5 Homologous Series

Day 3

PP. 14.5 to 14.8
14.6 Different Classes of Aliphatic Compounds and Their Nomenclature
1. Hydrocarbons and 2 alkyl halides

Day 4

14.6 contd. 3 and 4
14.7 General Rules for Naming Organic Compounds

Day 5

14.7 contd.

Day 6

14.8 Writing Structural Formula from the Name of the Compound
14.9 Nomenclature of Aromatic Compounds

Day 7

Nomenclature Revision

Day 8

14.10 Isomerism

Day 9

14.11 Electron Displacement in Covalent Bonds

Day 10

14.12 Types of Bond Fission
14.13 Types of Attacking Reagents

Day 11

14.14 Types of Organic Reactions

Day 12

Conceptual Questions 1 to 18
Revision Exercises:Very Short Answer questions 1 to 30


Day 13
Revision Exercises:Very Short Answer questions 31 to 40

Revision Exercises: Short Answer Questions 1 to 40

Day 14

Competition File: Objective Questions: 40

Day 15

Competition File: Fill in the blanks: 10
Competition File: True or False: 10


Revision Period

Days 16 to 30

Revision and test paper problems solving