when studying ochem reactions..

[kies89]

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when you guys memorize the reactions

do you just memorize the end product?

or do you memorize what is added as well?

For example, if you add LAH, Et2O and h2o to cyclohexane carboxylic acid

you get cyclohexane methanol


then do you memorize what is added as well? or should i just look memorize like

cyclohexane carboxylic acid + LAH = cyclohexane methanol
like this?

 

[ttpharm]

when you guys memorize the reactions

do you just memorize the end product?

or do you memorize what is added as well?

For example, if you add LAH, Et2O and h2o to cyclohexane carboxylic acid

you get cyclohexane methanol


then do you memorize what is added as well? or should i just look memorize like

cyclohexane carboxylic acid + LAH = cyclohexane methanol
like this?

To be the most efficient, you must understand whats happening instead of just pure memorization. All carboxylic acids are reduced an alcohol using LAH

 

[Msmouth]

I memorize what my nucleophile/electrophile is and/or what reagents do. In some cases I memorize end products, like enamines and wittig.

 

[kies89]

thanks! yeah i am trying to understand but the thing is i do not know the all the mechanisms for all the rxns. (i understand many of them tho)

thanks for your replies!

 

[DAT12]

I suggest the dat destroyer. It has reaction roadmaps. Simplifies looking through textbooks for reactions

 

[Dotoday]

Yes, I agree with DaT 12. You can't just memorize the reactions. You must practice them as much as possible. Just take a reaction that you are not comfortable with and do many problems with it completing the products. You will learn it better and it will stay in your brain longer. Good luck.

 

[invictusx]

Never memorize reactions.

Understand your reagents and for reactions that can be done via arrow formalisms, do them. That's the only way you'll learn orgo.