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Reaction mechanisms, functional groups and named reactions pile up fast in organic chemistry, and rereading a textbook rarely makes them stick. A set of organic chemistry flashcards built from your own lecture slides or notes gives you the exact terms your instructor used, and spaced repetition brings back the cards you are about to forget.

Reagent and product pairs for named reactions
Mechanism steps with the electron-pushing logic behind each one
Functional group names with their defining structural features
Stereochemistry terms such as R/S, enantiomer and diastereomer

Sample organic chemistry flashcards for practice

Which functional group defines an alcohol?A hydroxyl group (–OH) bonded to a saturated carbon.

Why do tertiary alkyl halides favor SN1 over SN2?The carbocation intermediate is stabilized by surrounding alkyl groups, and the crowded tertiary carbon blocks the backside attack that SN2 requires.

What does Markovnikov's rule predict for HBr adding to an alkene?Hydrogen bonds to the carbon with more hydrogens, and bromine attaches to the more substituted carbon, because that carbocation is more stable.

What makes a carbon a chiral center?It is bonded to four different groups, so its mirror image cannot be superimposed on the original molecule.

Why does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution instead of addition?Addition would destroy the delocalized pi system that gives aromatic stabilization, so the ring keeps its structure and replaces a hydrogen.

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How many flashcards should I make for organic chemistry?

Most students find that one card per reaction, mechanism step or functional group works well, which often means a few hundred cards across a full course. Start with the chapter your next exam covers and add cards as new material appears.

What should I memorize first in organic chemistry?

Start with functional groups and their naming rules, since nearly every reaction depends on recognizing them. Then move to reaction types such as substitution, elimination and addition, and how electron movement decides which product forms.

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