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Reaction mechanisms, functional groups and named reactions rarely line up across textbooks, so a generic Anki deck for organic chemistry can miss what your exam covers. Building cards from the chapters you were assigned keeps the review focused on what you will be tested on.

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What is the main difference between SN1 and SN2 reactions?SN1 proceeds in two steps through a carbocation, while SN2 is a single concerted step with backside attack.

Why is the Diels-Alder reaction stereospecific?The reaction is concerted and suprafacial on both components, so the dienophile's substituent geometry is retained in the product.

What intermediate does an E1 elimination go through?A carbocation, which is then deprotonated by a weak base; the rate depends only on substrate concentration.

What functional group is an ester?R-CO-OR', a carbonyl carbon bonded to an oxygen that is attached to another carbon, usually formed from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.

What is Markovnikov's rule?In the addition of HX to an alkene, hydrogen bonds to the carbon that already has more hydrogens, so the halogen attaches to the more substituted carbon.

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Most chapters work well with 30 to 60 cards, focused on mechanisms, reagents and named reactions rather than every compound. Generate a set per chapter, then review the cards you miss most often.

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