● The synthesis of an organic compound stems from a readily available starting material via a series
of discrete steps. Functional group interconversions are the basis of such synthetic routes.
● Retro-synthesis of organic compounds.
Guidance
Conversions with more than four stages will not be assessed in synthetic routes.

● Deduction of multi-step synthetic routes given starting reagents and the product(s).
Guidance
Reaction types can cover any of the reactions covered in Topic 10 and Section 20.1.