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Our Gold Standard DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions and Summary page is not intended to be an exhaustive ORG review. That requires much more than one page. However, we hope you find a helpful summary of key organic chemistry reactions to help make your DAT review a bit easier. Consider printing the reactions and reviewing the logic frequently. As much as possible, try to make sense of the reactions and avoid memorizing. You will notice reactions that are numbered and then described below. If you happen to have the Gold Standard DAT Chemistry book, we have placed the cross-reference to the section of the book for more information regarding any reaction or mechanism (i.e. ORG 4.2 = Organic Chemistry chapter 4, section 4.2).

DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions: Summary I

DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions: Summary I

DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions: Summary II

DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions: Summary II

DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions: Summary III

DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions: Summary II

R = alkyl

Et = ethyl

X = halide

R-MgX+ = grignard reagent

R-Li+ = alkyl lithium

Grignard reagents and alkyl lithiums are special agents since they can create new C—C bonds.

*Reduction = addition of hydrogen or subtraction of oxygen. Mild reducing agents add fewer hydrogens/subtract fewer oxygens. Strong reducing agents add more hydrogens/subtract more oxygens. Cross-referencing to The Gold Standard DAT text.

Most reactions presented can be derived from basic principles (i.e. ORG 1.6, 7.1).

DAT Organic Chemistry Reactions Review

Official ADA Organic Chemistry Topic List

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Table of Contents for Organic Chemistry

  1. Molecular Structure of Organic Compounds
  2. Stereochemistry
  3. Alkanes
  4. Alkenes
  5. Aromatics
  6. Alcohols
  7. Aldehydes and Ketones
  8. Carboxylic Acids
  1. Carboxylic Acids Derivatives
  2. Ethers and Phenols
  3. Amines
  4. Biological Molecules
  5. Separations and Purifications
  6. Spectroscopy

Key Organic Chemistry Reaction Mechanisms

Official ADA DAT Organic Chemistry Test Content (30 questions)

  1. Mechanisms:

    Energetics, and Structure - elimination, addition, free radical, substitution mechanisms, and other mechanisms and reactions.

  2. Chemical and Physical Properties of Molecules:

    Spectroscopy (1H NMR, 13C NMR, infrared, and multi-spectra), structure (polarity, intermolecular forces (solubility, melting/ boiling point, etc.), and laboratory theory and techniques (TLC, separations, etc.)

  3. Stereochemistry (structure evaluation):

    Chirality, isomer relationships, and conformations

  4. Nomenclature:

    IUPAC rules and functional groups in molecules

  5. Individual Reactions of the Major Functional Groups and Combinations of Reactions to Synthesize Compounds:

    Fertilization, descriptive embryology, developmental mechanisms.

  1. Genetics:

    Alkene/alkyne, aromatic, substitution/elimination, aldehyde/ketone, carboxylic acids and derivatives, and other. For each area listed above, the following sub-areas apply: general, one-step, and multi-step.

  2. Acid-Base Chemistry:

    Ranking acidity/ basicity (structure analysis and pH/ pKa data analysis), and prediction of products and equilibria

  3. Aromatics and Bonding:

    Concept of aromaticity, resonance, atomic/ molecular orbitals, hybridization, and bond angles/lengths.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY VIDEO INDEX

  • DISC 1:

    • Stereochemistry I
    • Stereochemistry II
    • Stereochemistry III
    • Reaction Mechanisms I
    • Reaction Mechanisms II
    • Reaction Mechanisms III
    • The Carbonyl Group I
    • The Carbonyl Group II
  • DISC 2:

    • The Carbonyl Group III
    • Acetals/Ketals I
    • Acetals/Ketals II
    • Substitution I
    • Substitution II
    • Substitution III
    • Carboxylic Acids I
    • Carboxylic Acids II
  • DISC 3:

    • The Tetrahedryl Intermediate
    • Amides Amino Acids
    • Protein Structure
    • Elimination I
    • Elimination II
    • Alkenes I
    • Free Radicals
    • Redox Reactions
  • DISC 4:

    • Redox Reactions II
    • Redox Reactions III
    • Aromatic Rings I
    • Aromatic Rings II
    • Spectroscopy
    • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
    • Elimination vs. Substitution

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