BR Organic emphasis on CHO

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I am a little puzzled by the fact that the new BR books i have dedicate as much space to carbohydrates as they do to carbonyls, hydrocarbons etc. Most other books I've looked at (EK, Kaplan, TPR) seem to only discuss CHO cursorily. For those who have took the MCAT, or anyone other test taker, do you think that this emphasis is deserved?

 

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I am a little puzzled by the fact that the new BR books i have dedicate as much space to carbohydrates as they do to carbonyls, hydrocarbons etc. Most other books I've looked at (EK, Kaplan, TPR) seem to only discuss CHO cursorily. For those who have took the MCAT, or anyone other test taker, do you think that this emphasis is deserved?

A philosophy of BR books is to include material from other subjects whenever it fits, forcing the student to integrate many concepts in one passage (or section). This way you review a little of everything as you go through a book like general chemistry or organic chemistry. The author of the organic book I assume is trying to incorporate biochemistry, carbonyl chemistry, and carbohydrate chemistry in that chapter. My guess is that it's partly CYA and partly sugar linkage questions being common on biochem passages about sugars. I'm not sure this answers your emphasis question, but I hope it at least explains the chapter size.