This free online chemistry course will help you become an expert in kinetics and organic chemistry at the A-level. This final diploma course on kinetics and organic molecules provides comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the rate of reactions, kinetics, benzene and its compounds, phenols, amines, peptides, polymers, biopolymers, chromatography, NMR, mass spectrometry and organic synthesis. This knowledge will polish your skills and equip you to analyze, design and synthesize organic molecules for various applications in chemistry and related fields.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201775 |
| Course Category | Science, Science & the Built Environment |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define the concept of the rate of a reaction and the factors affecting it • Recall reaction equations and the reaction mechanism along with its steps • Identify the structure and naming conventions of benzene and the phenol • Explain the reactions of arenes: halogenation, nitration, sulfonation and Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylations • Discuss preparing benzyl chloride, alcohol & benzoic acid and the synthesis of salicylic acid (Kolbe-Schmitt reaction) • Describe the formation of amines, the preparation of amides and how they undergo acid and basic hydrolysis • Classify amino acids, summarize their various types, their naming and structure • Outline synthetic polyamides properties and applications, and the characteristics of Terylene, and Poly(lactic acid) • Summarise the two types of catalysts: Homogeneous catalysts and heterogeneous catalysts • Distinguish between the polymers found in the human body, peptides, proteins and nucleic acids |
| Course Code | 5862 |

Enrol with Alison today! This free online certificate course teaches you how to use CPR, AED, and first aid to save lives.
Enrol with Alison today! Learn how to give good care to the elderly with the nursing procedures and practices in this free online nursing course.
Enrol with Alison today! Learn the important functions and practices of human resource professionals in this free online diploma course.
Enrol with Alison today! In this free online course, learn how to implement the HACCP Food Safety System in your catering establishment.