Exam 1 Study Guide

1    Review all assigned homework problems.

2    Review all lecture material.

3    Review the "other assignments" on the syllabus.

4    Check out the following links 

I found a gold mine of Organic chemistry practice problems  at Michigan State University and have copied the most useful links for our first exam here. You MUST use the Back arrow after each problem I have selected to come back to this page in order to go to the next problem. DO NOT click on the "Return to Interactive Problems" button at the bottom of their questions since that will take you to their site. However, if you wish to go to their site and stay there, you can click on the link above.  I hope you find this useful...And I REEEALLY like this source of questions.  Hint...Hint... The following is copied and edited for your use.  D. Oliver

Organic Chemistry Practice Problems at Michigan State University

The following problems are meant to be useful study tools for students involved in most undergraduate organic chemistry courses.  The problems have been color-coded to indicate if they are:
bullet Generally useful,
bullet Most likely to be useful to students in year long, rather than survey courses,
bullet Most likely to be useful only to students in courses for chemistry majors and/or honors students.
Some of these problems make use of a Molecular Editor drawing application. To practice using this editor Click Here.
General Questions
bulletQuestion: Common Valencies
bulletQuestion: Line & Condensed Structural Formulas
bulletQuestion: Shapes of Simple Molecules
bulletQuestion: Structural Formulas & Alkane Nomenclature
bulletQuestion: Polar Covalent Bonds
bulletQuestion: Lewis Formulas & Formal Charges
bulletQuestion: Formal Charges
bulletQuestion: Interpreting Molecular Formulas of Hydrocarbons
bulletQuestion: Analyzing Molecular Formulas
bulletQuestion: Formal Charges & Resonance
bulletQuestion: Resonance Stabilization
bulletQuestion: Hybridization & Bonding I
bulletQuestion: Functional Groups I
bulletQuestion: Functional Groups II
bulletQuestion: Hydrogen Bonding
Nomenclature
bulletQuestion: Identfying IUPAC suffixes
bulletQuestion: Alkanes & cycloalkanes
bulletQuestion: IUPAC Nomenclature Practice Problems
bulletQuestion: Nomenclature Practice Problems for Alkenes
bulletQuestion: Matching ring compounds to their names
bulletQuestion: Alkanes: Drawing formulas from names.
bulletQuestion: Cyclolkanes: Drawing formulas from names.
bulletQuestion: Alkenes & Cycloalkenes: Drawing formulas from names.
bulletQuestion: Substituted benzenes. Drawing formulas from names.
bulletQuestion: Matching alcohols to their names I
bulletQuestion: Matching alcohols to their names II
bulletQuestion: Matching amines to their names
  Conformations and Stereochemistry
bulletQuestion: A Structure Recognition Problem
bulletQuestion: Identifying Conformations for Specific Compounds
bulletQuestion: Identifying Gauche Interactions
bulletQuestion: Identifying Axial & Equatorial Substituents
bulletQuestion: Identifying Symmetry Elements & Dissymmetry
Mechanisms
bulletQuestion: Evaluating Curved Arrows
General Reactivity and Reactions
bulletElectrophiles and Nucleophiles
bulletQuestion: Identifying Electrophiles
bulletQuestion: Identifying Nucleophiles

Functional Group Reactions

bulletQuestion: Reactions with Bromine

Other instructors' Exams Updated 9/21/00

bulletPractice quizzes and exams PSU
bulletTopic slides and practice exams UIC
bulletPractice Exams and practice problems PS

Most of the Interactive Organic Chemistry Practice Problems have been developed by Professor William Reusch and Dr. Abby Parrill.  Additional authors are indicated on individual pages.

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