Top 20 Mistakes In Organic Chemistry
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Kantorowski
Top 20 All-Time Worst Mistakes in Organic Chemistry
(aka How to Maximize Your Loss of Points)
COLLECT ALL 20!
Grouped by structure, mechanism, acid-base chemistry
(Generic examples are provided to illustrate errors)
Many of these examples may not be applicable until certain sections in the text are discussed.
1. Drawing pentavalent carbon (or other 2nd row elements)
NH
2
C
O
O
H
CH
CH
CH
(CH
)
3
2
2
3
2
2. Not including formal charge
Br
O
NH
2
H
O
O
3
H
N
3. Showing Lewis structures that fail to properly represent the intended structure
CH
OH
2
OH
H
CH
O
3
H SO
H
H NO
H
OH
CN
4
3
OH
H
CH
OH
2
4. Not counting carbons in reactions
H-Cl
Cl
5. Not recognizing identical structures
Br
OH
OH
Br
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