Electrophilic addition & substituted benzenes

[aspiringdoc134]

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So my TPR 2011 book has an entire section dedicated to electrophilic runs (w/alkenes) and benzene deactivators/activators. However, these topics are not listed on the AAMC outline...can anyone (esp. retakers) shed light on this?

Thanks!

 

[Pose]

I can't be too much of a help. However...

On my MCAT (May of this year), much of the orgo required knowledge of alkene and ring-related topics not listed on the AAMC outline. Going back, I'd do a more general review of organic chem (i.e. review old class notes, or skim my old textbook) before the MCAT, but nothing in depth.

 

[aspiringdoc134]

I can't be too much of a help. However...

On my MCAT (May of this year), much of the orgo required knowledge of alkene and ring-related topics not listed on the AAMC outline. Going back, I'd do a more general review of organic chem (i.e. review old class notes, or skim my old textbook) before the MCAT, but nothing in depth.

But did you think a review of electrophilic rxns would've helped you at all?

Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[BerkReviewTeach]

The people at AAMC removed alkene chemistry and Benzene chemistry in 2004 and it hasn't appeared on the MCAT since (AFAIK). However, reactions such as the Diels Alder reaction, the concept of conjugation, and donating/withdrawing groups on aromatic imines are fair game (according to the AMAC list), so pi-bonds can still make their way onto your exam in the form of ring systems (as the poster mentioned above). You need to know about activating and deactivating groups for conjugated molecules, so if you learn them for benzene reactions (electrophilic aromatic substitution) it's not wasted knowledge. It could show up in a different reaction.