VCE Chemistry Practice Platform

VCAA Study Design 2023-2027 | Units 1-4

Unit 4: Carbon Compounds

How are carbon-based compounds designed for purpose?

25% SAC + 50% Exam 36 Skills • 3 Levels Each Spectroscopy Detective Mode

Unit 4 Skill Map

Organic synthesis, spectroscopy, and medicinal chemistry — the ATAR-scored unit with the highest exam weighting.

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CALC Calculation

MCQ Multiple Choice

STRUCT Structure

SPEC Spectroscopy

AoS 1: Organic Synthesis

18 skills

Functional Groups and Nomenclature

5 skills ▼

Functional Group IdentificationSTRUCT23450 IUPAC Nomenclature (Advanced)MCQ23451 Structural Isomers (Advanced)STRUCT23452 StereoisomersSTRUCT23453 Physical Properties and IMFsMCQ23454

Organic Reactions

7 skills ▼

Primary Alcohol ReactionsEQ23455 Carboxylic Acid ReactionsEQ23456 Ester Formation and HydrolysisEQ23457 Alkene Addition ReactionsEQ23458 Haloalkane SubstitutionEQ23459 Reaction Pathway ConstructionGRAPH23460 Predicting Organic ProductsMCQ23461

Yield, Efficiency and Polymers

6 skills ▼

Percentage Yield CalculationsCALC23462 Atom EconomyCALC23463 Green Chemistry PrinciplesMCQ23464 Biofuels and Renewable FeedstocksMCQ23465 Condensation Polymers (Advanced)MCQ23466 Addition Polymers (Advanced)MCQ23467

AoS 2: Analysis and Medicinal Chemistry

18 skills

Spectroscopy

7 skills ▼

Mass SpectrometrySPEC23468 Infrared SpectroscopySPEC23469 ¹H-NMR SpectroscopySPEC23470 ¹³C-NMR SpectroscopySPEC23471 Combined Spectral AnalysisSPEC23472 Mystery Molecule ChallengeSPEC23473 HPLC PrinciplesSPEC23474

Analytical Techniques

4 skills ▼

Volumetric Analysis (Organic)CALC23475 Chromatography TechniquesMCQ23476 Qualitative Analysis TestsMCQ23477 Separation and Purification TechniquesMCQ23485

Medicinal Chemistry

7 skills ▼

Drug Design PrinciplesMCQ23478 Enzyme InhibitionMCQ23479 Chirality and Drug ActionSTRUCT23480 Drug Extraction and PurificationMCQ23481 Analytical Technique SelectionMCQ23482 Biomolecule ChemistryMCQ23483 Ethics in Medicinal ChemistryMCQ23484