Identify the reactive sites
ACS organic chemistry study guide
Free ACS organic chemistry exam review for mechanisms, reactions, spectroscopy, stereochemistry, and synthesis.
Study the idea, then retrieve it.
Do not memorize each reaction as an isolated fact. Track electrons, compare stability, and use those rules to predict unfamiliar products.
Move electrons with a reason
Predict the intermediate
Check regiochemistry and stereochemistry
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ACS Organic Chemistry Exam Study Guide
Review mechanisms, spectroscopy, stereochemistry, acidity, synthesis, and reaction selection for the ACS organic chemistry exam.
Open free set ›Structure, Orbitals, and Aromaticity for the ACS Exam
Review orbital mixing, formal charge, electron delocalization, conjugation, and aromaticity with ACS-style recall checks.
Open free set ›Organic Acids and Bases for the ACS Exam
Compare conjugate-base stability, pKa, equilibrium direction, inductive effects, and solvent effects for ACS organic chemistry.
Open free set ›Stereochemistry and Conformations for the ACS Exam
Practice chirality, R and S labels, enantiomers, diastereomers, Newman projections, and cyclohexane chairs.
Open free set ›SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 Reactions
Compare substitution and elimination mechanisms using substrate, nucleophile, base, and solvent.
Open free set ›Carbonyls, Carboxylic Acids, and Enolates for the ACS Exam
Study carbonyl addition, acyl substitution, enolates, aldol reactions, and reducing agents for ACS organic chemistry.
Open free set ›Spectroscopy and Multistep Synthesis for the ACS Exam
Combine IR, proton NMR, carbon NMR, mass data, and reaction planning for ACS organic chemistry problems.
Open free set ›A clean exam checklist.
Mark an item ready only when you can explain it without the source.
- ○Structure and aromaticity
- ○Acid-base patterns
- ○Stereochemistry
- ○Substitution and elimination
- ○Carbonyl chemistry
- ○Spectroscopy and synthesis