1. Reaction Mechanism Animation Briefing Seminar on Revised Sixth Form Chemistry Curriculum 19 March 2005

2. Related topics in the curriculum 12.1 Alkanes and radical substitution 12.2 Alkenes and electrophilic addition 12.3 Benzene and electrophilic substitution 12.4 Halogeno-compounds and nucleophilic substitution 12.5 Carbonyl compounds and nucleophilic addition 12.6 Derivatives of carboxylic acid and nucleophilic acyl substitution

3. Features of animations General mechanism Example Summary Remarks: Electrophilic addition: Markovnikov’s Rule, stability of carbocations Radical substitution: Monosubstitution and multiple substitution Nucleophilic substitution: Stereochemistry of products via S N 1 and S N 2 Interactive exercise animation

4. Link: http://resources.edb.gov.hk/~science/chem.htm http://resources.edb.gov.hk/~science/chem.htm Animation: (  More  Reaction mechanism animation) Useful websites: (  Useful websites  Organic) Any comment or enquiry: Ms CHENG Siu-lin, Sophia ( 鄭少蓮 ) Email: sophiaslcheng@edb.gov.hk