Organic Chemistry

Study of carbon-containing compounds and their reactions.

Study Strategies

Visualizing Structures

See Molecules in 3D

Use models, drawing software, or even gummy bears and toothpicks to build molecules! Visualizing helps you remember shapes, functional groups, and stereochemistry. Practice converting between 2D drawings and 3D structures.

Examples

  • Build a model of methane with candies to understand tetrahedral geometry.

  • Use open-source molecule viewers to practice identifying chiral centers.

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