Preparing for Your ACS Examination in Organic Chemistry: The Official Guide

(commonly called the Organic Chemistry Study Guide)

ISBN: 0-9708042-1-0

This guide includes 164 pages of information in essentially three categories. First, there is a brief explanation of content in organic chemistry. Second, there are example exam items where the question and answers are analyzed (so you can see not only why the correct answer is correct, but also how the other incorrect answers – called distractors – are devised for a multiple-choice item). Finally, there are practice questions for each section.

Content is derived from both semesters of Organic Chemistry and includes:

• Nomenclature
• Structure, Hybridization, Resonance, Aromaticity
• Acids and Bases
• Stereoisomerism
• Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations
• Electrophilic Additions
• Nucleophilic Addition at Carbonyl Groups
• Nucleophilic Substitution at Carbonyl Groups
• Enols and Enolate Ion Reactions
• Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
• Free Radical Substitutions and Additions
• Oxidations and Reductions
• Spectroscopy
• Synthesis and Analysis