Top 20 Mistakes In Organic Chemistry Page 2
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Kantorowski
6. Forgetting E/Z, R/S, cis/trans prefix in naming compounds
Br
Cl
5-chloropent-2-ene
2-bromo-4-methylhexane
1,2-dimethylcyclobutane
7. Improper use of stereochemistry or 3-D representation
Cl
Br
F
8. Not addressing stereochemistry in products
OH
O
+
OH
H
O
3
9. Not knowing how to utilize resonance
HBr
Br
10. Not drawing a chair representation when a cyclohexane ring is present
Br
base
11. Mistaking aromatic ring reactivity for that of an alkene
KMnO
4
NaOH, H
O
OH
2
OH
12. Inability to identify the best nucleophile-electrophile pairing
CH
O
3
H
NaOCH
3
OCH
Br
3
CH
OH
3
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