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Turn your organic chemistry notes into flashcards with AI

Upload lecture slides, a chapter PDF or photos of your notes, and study reactions, mechanisms and functional groups with spaced repetition.

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Why organic chemistry needs a different kind of flashcard

Organic chemistry asks you to remember reagents, mechanisms and functional groups, and a flat list of definitions rarely prepares you for that. An organic chemistry flashcard maker reads your own slides or chapter PDF and builds cards from the reactions and structures your course actually covers.

Reagents and conditions on the front, products on the back
Mechanism cards that ask which electrons move where
Functional group cards linked to the reactions they undergo
Due cards shown first each day so weak spots get attention

Example organic chemistry flashcards

What functional group defines an alcohol?A hydroxyl group, -OH, bonded to a saturated carbon atom.

Why does SN2 proceed with inversion of configuration?The nucleophile attacks from the side opposite the leaving group, so the stereocenter flips like an umbrella in wind.

What does Markovnikov's rule predict for HBr adding to an alkene?H adds to the carbon that already has more hydrogens, so Br ends up on the more substituted carbon.

What structural features make a ring aromatic under Hückel's rule?The ring is planar, fully conjugated, and contains 4n + 2 pi electrons.

How do E1 and E2 eliminations differ?E1 is two-step, goes through a carbocation and is unimolecular, while E2 is one concerted step that needs a strong base.

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PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain notes and photos of pages all work as input.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner, so reagents and mechanisms stay in memory past exam week.

Quizzes and mind maps too

Turn the same material into multiple choice, true or false and short answer quizzes, or a mind map of reaction families.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a lecture deck, a chapter PDF or photos of handwritten notes.

Review the cards

Check the generated flashcards and edit any that misread a structure or condition.

Study on schedule

Work through due cards in the browser, or export to Anki on the Plus plan.

Spaced repetition matters here because reaction conditions blur together after a week. Cards you miss come back sooner while cards you know spread out, so your review time goes to the reactions that still need it.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for organic chemistry?

Make one card for each reaction, mechanism or functional group your instructor covers, rather than trying to fit a whole chapter on a few cards. Add cards as you go, and drop ones you no longer need once they are solid.

What should go on the back of an organic chemistry card?

Put the product, the conditions and a one-line summary of the mechanism on the back. For mechanisms, a card that asks which arrows to draw is more useful than one that only names the reaction.

Can I export my organic chemistry flashcards?

Yes, the Plus plan includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

Does DeckOwl work with photos of textbook pages?

Yes, images are read with text recognition, so a photo of a page can become flashcards. Check recognized structures and formulas before studying, since handwriting and subscripts can be misread.

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