Destroyer Orgo vs Chads reactions

[mkhan27]

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Hey everyone,

There are so many reactions that DAT Destroyer has, but were not covered in Chads notes, videos, or reaction sheets. Do you guys know if the reactions not covered by Chad are something we should study. For example, these reactions were in DAT Destroyer, but not Chads videos: Jones reagent, Tollens reagent, Peroxide initiator, Periodic Acid, D20 with DCl catalytic, Heck reaction, Simmons Smith, Haloform reaction, and many many more.


Thank you!

 

[shonster460]

I think Chad refers to Jones reagent without actually calling it the Jones reagent. I think Jones reagent is pretty important though (oxidation!). Its pretty simple and can be an easy question. Just know start and end products.

Tollen's reagent you should know. It's pretty common and its a good way to determine if the compound is an aldehyde or ketone. I can see the ADA asking some lab-related question about it. Also just know the start and end products.

Peroxide initiator? Depends on what you're referring to but peroxides initiate a couple of reactions you need to know. (anti-markovnikov addition of HBr, mCPBA to make epoxides, are some examples)

Periodic Acid...probably don't need to know, but the start and end products wont hurt to study. Mechanism...definitely dont need to know that.

D20 questions depend on mechanisms...with carbonyl's this should not be too bad. It's definitely on the more difficult side. Just know that D20 isn't referring to a specific reaction. They are testing you on whether or not you know the mechanism of an acid hydrolysis (in the example you gave).

Heck reaction...Simmons Smith...probably don't need to know.

Haloform you should know. Just remember that it's with methyl ketones.

DAT Destroyer definitely has some weird reactions, but for the most part its a good resource. Their explanations also help you understand why the reactions work a certain way, which solidifies the basics (nucleophilcity, electrophilicity, acids and bases). Knowing the basics can help you get questions that at first seem unfamiliar.

 

[biomolecmed]

DAT is a weird exam, anything can come at you from nowhere. Better to be over-prepared than not prepared for few reactions.