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The Organic Chemistry<\/strong> Reaction and Mechanism Guide <\/strong>will\u00a0help you understand more than 185 of the most common reactions encountered in undergraduate organic chemistry.<\/p>\n

The guide covers all the necessary reactions from the beginning of Org 1 (Structure and Bonding) to the end of Org 2 (Amino Acids) and everything in-between (Stereochemistry, Alkene & Alkyne Reactions, SN1\/SN2\/E1\/E2, Dienes, Alcohols, Aldehydes, and Ketones\u2026).<\/p>\n

Each of the reactions include\u00a0 step-by-step explanations, reagents, mechanisms, multiple examples, nuances, special cases, and rules, as well as practice quizzes from real-world exams.<\/p>\n

Anyone can access the reactions highlighted in red<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

*To save time scrolling, use CNTL-F to find specific text*<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’d like to unlock unlimited access to\u00a0all<\/em> the reactions in the guide, check out The Master Organic Chemistry Membership<\/a>, where you’ll also get full access to 3000+ organic chemistry practice quizzes<\/a> from real-world exams, as well as 200+ printable flashcards that will help you identify and plug the gaps in your knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Reaction Guide was my key resource for exams. The concise, consistent format for each and every reaction I needed meant I could memorize reactions and spit them out on exams automatically. It worked, I surprised myself and got an A in Org 1.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0-Kathleen N, City College, CUNY, NY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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