Help with organic chemistry  studying, please?
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I got a D in gen. chem., and now I'm a 3rd year med student.  Here's what you do:  you forget about gen chem for now, and start learning organic.  Believe me, it's much easier and enjoyable (no math!)  Then, when you are studying for the MCAT, you'll relearn gen. chem, or learn it for the first time like me.  I used the Kaplan books and that really taught me what I had to know for the MCAT, and nothing else.  Good luck.
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The most important concept of organic chemistry is "the interaction of filled and empty orbitals is stabilising!" Keep that in mind and you will be fine.
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Honestly how good is your chemistry to start with ? mine was awfull but getting your head in the books helps . Maths is always good to have but is more essential in inorganic chemistry . Organic is great and is a lot more logical and easier to learn providing you have a good base in chemistry . they are not impossible but you do need to realise which are you better at ....inorganic or organic if your maths is dodgy then go organic . or find a tutor and learn.
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Ok...The most important element in organic chemistry is CARBON. Organic chemistry mainly is about organic compounds:alkanes, alkenes, arenes, haloalkenes, hydroxy compounds(aliphatic alcohols and ethers, phenols and aromatic alcohols), aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, polymers......wow, there are alot more, can't list all out dude....hopefully u know wat i hv listed out...
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http://www.liv.ac.uk/ctichem/news_webs_97.html\nhttp://chemistry.boisestate.edu/rbanks/organic/mc/mcquestions317.htm\nhttp://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page04/OilProducts/ExtraOrganicQmc.htm\nhttp://www.chemhelper.com/introtest.html\nhttp://www.sienahts.edu/~swathen/organic/spec-quiz.html\nhttp://www.sienahts.edu/~swathen/organic/aldquiz/quiz2_expanded.html\nhttp://www.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/organic/flashcards/
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Keywords:\n              Help\n\nCarbon has a unique place in our lives. Each living cell, food, wood, paper, petro-chemicals, cooking gas, perfumes, etc are all made up of carbon. Chemistry of carbon compounds is known as organic chemistry. Organic chemistry encompasses study of all carbon-hydrogen compounds. These are also called hydrocarbons. Inorganic carbon chemistry is the study of oxides, nitrides and allotropes of carbon.\n\nThere are many differences between organic and inorganic compounds. Organic compounds are mostly insoluble in water. They have low melting points and exist by forming covalent bonds. Inorganic compounds on the other hand usually dissolve in water and have high melting points. Inorganic compounds can be formed due to either ionic or covalent bonds. Another characteristic of organic compounds is that they are inflammable.\n\nCarbon has 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons. Its chemical symbol is 12C 6. Its electronic configuration is 2 electrons in the K-shell, and 4 electrons in the L-shell. In principle it should either give up or borrow 4 electrons while forming compounds. But it doesn’t form ionic bonds at all. It likes to share its four electrons with other atoms and form covalent bonds instead. Carbon covalent bonds are the strongest in nature.\nWe might expect that a carbon atom to form three bonds of one kind using the p orbital electrons and one bond of another kind using the s orbital electron. But this does not happen!! The one 2s and three 2p orbitals mix together and give rise to four new altogether different types of orbitals. This is called  hybridization and is seen only in carbon atom. The four orbitals are at an angle of 109028’. This is called tetrahedral or sp3 (pronounced as sp three) type of hybridization. There are sp2 and sp types of hybridization also.
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Key points to look for include:\n\nInfrared\n-NO2 bonds: 1515-1560, 1345-1385\nAlkenes: C-H: 3020-3080 (moderate), 675-1000\n         C=C: 1640-1680(variable) \nIf wet: Large OH hump in the 3500 area... should obliterate most other peaks in the area.\n\nI am not as up to scratch with NMR.\n\nThis is a common compound and an IR and NMR spectra should be easily found on the internet. I recommend chaecking them carefully as jus tlooking for the peaks above will probably not be highly useful.\n\nEven better than the internet is a resource book, any laboratory or university library should have such resource books.\n\nPersonally I recommend that if you are doing much organic chemistry to get 'Organic CHemistry' by Morrison R.T. and Boyd R.N., published by Prentice Hall.\nThis book has an excellent guide for spectra.
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I'm a chem major.\nI took AP Chem in highschool so I was able to skip Chem I and Chem II and go straight into Organic my first semester.\nLet me tell you, that was probably the biggest mistake ever.\nOrganic chem has a reputation of being "hard". And it is, it requires a great deal of memorization and a sturdy background in chem I (molecular orbitals, physical properties, etc). I'd go over that stuff before you take organic. If you still have a h.s. chem book, check the last few chapters of your text to see you have a section on organic chem, and try reading that.\nAlso, a large part of organic chem is naming large carbon compounds. This seems easy to learn but there are a lot of exceptions, and it requires a large amount of practice. I'd find a few websites online that have organic chem nomenclature practice problems, and learn those before you start. Most professors dont' emphasize this in lectures, but require you to knwo it for the exam.\nI suggest, as does my orgochem prof, taking bio before chem. I obviously didn't do that.\nDon't skimp out on math classes, though.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_chemistry
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4 for undergrad 2 for masters and then i think 2 more for PHD and then you have residency where you learn on the job. i think its about 10 years. get your math and chemistry up as high as you can in highschool to make life easier. and try and take as many Advanced Placement (AP) cources as you can you can cut out at least a semester of course work if you can pass them. and start studying organice chemistry now. if you really want to get ahead of the game you will go down to your local college at the end of the semester and ask if they are keeping the same organic chemistry book for next semester if not you can pick one up for a couple of bucks and if they are you can still ask students selling back their books if you can buy it instead of them selling it back. thats a real easy way to get up to date text books at a low price. but you will be fine as long as you talk to your counselor and have a plan in mind you will do fine.
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Hey cable_ray,\n     One of the most easiest way to get the recipie you require or any other synthesis can be found on the following website. It is the organic synthesis website, maintained by cambridgesoft.com. It is a free service they provide. You can use it. Just put in the name of the ether you want to produce eg. dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, etc. I am an MSc by research student. So you can also mail me. I will surely reply. my mail add is jchemie@gmail.com
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Organic chemistry is a more general term, and physical organic chemistry is a discipline within organic chemistry.  Organic chemistry has to do with the general chemistry of C-C and C-H bond containing molecules, their syntheses, properties, etc.  Physical organic chemisty generally studies the underlying physical reasons for organic phenomena--why do reactions proceed trough one mechanism or another, why are some bonds stronger than others, etc.  If someone tells you they're an organic chemist they probably do synthesis.  If they tell you they're a physical organic chemist they're probably studying phenomena at a far greater detail.
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you can use Chem office but not as partical naming and also you can use merck index software and if you couldnt find it on your market I have it the name of organic molecules depinding  on many think even the software didnt help you as you think
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u can use artificial inteligence in data mining the information on organic chemistry.\n\nAlso you can simulate, model and predict the chemical reactions using software based on artificial interlligence
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How to Master Organic Chemistry\n\n            The purpose of this course is to provide a solid introduction to organic chemistry.  Organic chemistry is a fascinating and important subject and the basis for many other disciplines including polymer science, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, etc.  The success of the global chemical and pharmaceutical industry depends upon knowledge of organic chemistry.  Most chemical engineers spend their entire careers working on some aspect of organic chemistry.  Upon completion of this course, you will be able to design new materials and propose methods for synthesizing these materials from simple starting materials.  You will also understand why you are doing and why you should care.\n\nOrganic chemistry is a demanding course.  It is necessary to devote sufficient time to the course to insure that you do not fall behind.  Attend all of the classes, do all of the assignments and make certain that when you do not understand something, you get help from me or from the teaching assistant immediately.  It is a truism that every student we help does better than he or she otherwise would, whereas the ones we don’t get to see often fall hopelessly behind.  Remember, we can’t change your grade after the final.  So, don’t delay in seeking help as soon as you think you need it, maybe even before!\n\nThere is an aspect of organic chemistry that demands memorization.  There is, for example, no logical way to derive the name for benzene, sucrose, or acetone from knowledge of the structure alone.  You must simply memorize some aspects of nomenclature.  This is true of all fields.  Words like mitochondrion, inductance, tangent, three-part harmony, and riparian rights mean something only to those who have studied the fields in which these esoteric terms are used to facilitate communication.  The same is true for organic chemistry, which has its own special nomenclature and symbolism.  You have likely developed efficient ways to store this kind of information in memory and access it or you would not have reached this stage in your education.  However, there are additional tricks, including cross-referencing concepts, creating “mail boxes” for information in your brain, and counting the number of facts within a generalized set of ideas that you need to know, that can facilitate this process.  Skills picked up in language classes are also useful, and it may be helpful to think about learning nomenclature as analogous to memorizing vocabulary in a foreign language.  This “vocabulary” exercise, you will see, will then be complemented by studies involving concepts that you may wish to think of as the “grammar” of organic chemistry. \n\nFor most of us, repetition is the key to success in this endeavor.  One of the most efficient technique involves using self-made flash cards, but I often found it helpful to write out lists, create mnemonic devices, and to think about what I had to learn, even when not actually studying.  However, please recognize that the most important aspects of this course involve development of an understanding of some fundamental principles and the ability to use these principles to predict the properties of molecules and the results of reactions between molecules.  It is dangerous to get caught in the trap of trying to simply memorize everything.  The more you understand, the less you must memorize.  Still, there will always be a bit (maybe too much!) of both.\n\nOrganic Chemistry is a pretty “tough” subject for many students, and many enter the course with the preconceived notion that it is “hard” and “requires memorization."  It is my job to show you that organic chemistry is very interesting, unbelievably important, and above all “fun”.  To maximize your enjoyment (and to get a good grade along the way), please consider adopting the following good habits:\n\n Keep two notebooks.  Each night after the lecture, recopy your lecture notes from the book in
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ask your chem prof or tutor ..it's hard to explain over the internet!
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http://www.organic-chemistry.org\nhttp://www.orgsyn.org\nSorry, but organic only ... I don't study inorganic anymore