MCAT Organic Chemistry Review Reactions Summary Study Guide Part 2

This MCAT organic chemistry reactions review study guide tutorial provides plenty of examples, questions, and practice problems on reactions and their mechanisms.

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Here is a list of topics:
1. 1,2 vs 1,4 addition of HBr to 1,3-butadiene – Thermodynamic vs Kinetic Product
2. Diels Alder Reaction – 4 + 2 Cycloadditon Reaction
3. Benzene Reactions – Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions
4. Addition-Elimination vs Elimination-Addition Mechanism
5. Nitration, Sulfonation, Bromination, Chlorination, Iodination Reactions
6. Friedel Crafts Alkylation and Acylation Reaction Mechanisms
7. Diazotization of Aniline and AreneDiazonium Salts – Sandmeyer Reaction
8. Benzyne Intermediate vs Meisenheimer Complex
9. Ortho Para Directors vs Meta Directors
10. Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
11. Ozonolysis Reaction
12. Oxidation of Alcohols into Ketones, Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids
13. Nitrile Reduction to Ketone Using a Grignard reagent
14. Imine vs Enamine – Primary and Secondary Amines with Ketones and Schiff Bases
15. Tollen’s Reagent Test – Aldehyde Selectivity
16. 2,4-DNP Test for Carbonyl Functional Groups
17. The Wittig Reaction
18. Carboxylic Acid Derivative Reactions – Acid Chlorides, Anhydrides, Amides, and Esters
19. Transesterification Reaction and the Acid Base Hydrolysis of Esters and Amides
20. Lactones and Lactams Ring Opening Reactions
21. Direct Alkylation of Ketones Using LDA and NaH with CH3Br – Thermodynamic vs Kinetic Enolate Ion
22. Alpha Hydrogen Substitution Reactions
23. Alpha Halogenation Reaction Mechanisms with Br2, Cl2 and I2 Using Hydroxide Base Catalyst
24. Haloform Reaction and the HVZ Hell Volhard Zelinski Reaction
25. The Stork Reaction – Direct Alkylation of Ketones Using Enamines
26. Iodoform Test for Methyl Ketones – Yellow Precipitate
27. Aldol Condensation Reaction
28. Mixed Aldol Reaction and Retro-aldol mechanism – base catalyzed
29. Canizzaro Reaction Mechanism
30. Claisen Ester Condensation Reaction – Formation of Beta Keto Esters
31. Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis Reaction to Produce Substituted Ketones
32. Decarboxylation of Beta Keto carboxylic Acids
33. Malonic Ester Synthesis Reaction – Formation of Substituted Carboxylic Acid Compounds
34. Robinson Annulation Reaction
35. Michael Reaction – Donor vs Acceptor
36. Cyclic Intramolecular Aldol Reaction Mechanism
37. Dieckmann Condensation Reaction Followed By Acid Hydrolysis and Decarboxylation to Produce Cyclohexanone