Alkenes & Aromatic Compounds

[mitshi]

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Are alkenes and aromatic compounds omitted from the MCAT? I don't seem to be seeing them listed under AAMC syllabus:

http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/preparing/bstopics.pdf

Can someone help comment on this?

Thanks.

 

[Isoprop]

officially, yes. however, there's been some gossip that some alkene chemistry has been indirectly tested in a passage on the real deal.

didn't know about aromatics though.

 

[tresbon]

"No alkenes" means no:

1. elimination (E1, E2)
2. addition
3. hydrogenation
4. cis-trans, E-Z isomerism
5. dehydration of alcohol
6. dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halide
7. hydroboration
8. oxidation to vicinal diols
9. ozonolysis
10. polymerization
....

Doesn't make much sense to me considering these important/popular sections being removed from the OChem.😕

 

[Isoprop]

Doesn't make much sense to me considering these important/popular sections being removed from the OChem.😕

agreed, alkenes are the backbone of ochem imho.

 

[MSTPbound]

Just know everything. I wish I were kidding. *sigh*

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

Are alkenes and aromatic compounds omitted from the MCAT? I don't seem to be seeing them listed under AAMC syllabus:

http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/preparing/bstopics.pdf

Can someone help comment on this?

Thanks.

While it's true that there is no alkene, alkyne, and benzene chemistry listed as topics, be careful. There are dienes and aromaticity on the MCAT, so electrophilic additions can still show up. You still need to recognize that a phenyl ring can be electron donating or electron withdrawing when it is substituted. If you know general rules, you'll be fine.

Also, I think I've read here a couple times about people who had elimination questions on their exams.