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Hello! Welcome to Chemistry Steps! There is a chance that you won’t have to search for another resource to study and practice organic chemistry.
You have probably browsed through the articles and the index page and already are familiar with the structure and the content of the site.
So, let’s address the important questions!
What can I find at Chemistry Steps?
Hundreds of Articles
First and foremost, you will find hundreds of articles free of charge. The topics range from the beginning of Organic Chemistry 1 and going all the way to the multistep synthesis in Organic Chemistry 2. The material is suited primarily for the undergraduate organic chemistry level class in the United States since this is where I have been working as a full-time faculty though it may not be so different from what is taught in many other countries.
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Practice Problems
Tons of It Because Practice Makes Possible in Organic Chemistry
If you are taking organic chemistry, you are likely facing two realities: One is the lectures and what you learn when you go over your notes and the other one is the tests that strike you as if the questions have nothing to do with what you learn in the classroom?
This is a common situation for a lot of students taking Organic Chemistry classes. Like many other students, you will start seeking help online or by going to tutors to figure out what is going on.
Let me tell you; it is not that your instructor is trying to give you a hard time with trick questions (even though sometimes we do, sorry) it is as simple as recalling you learning to ride a bicycle or to swim. You didn’t just sit on the bike or jump into the pool and start going after listening to the instructions. You failed many times and eventually learned it only by doing everything by yourself.
I get asked a lot- “what is the best way of studying Chemistry?” And my answer is, the only way of learning chemistry and getting your desired grade is by doing practice problems.
After working on each question, you have the possibility to first check your answer and then refer to the step-by-step solution.
Most of the solutions are in video format which gives you access to over 20 hours of problem-solving videos to exercises that are equivalent or higher in complexity to the ones found in the college exams and standardized tests such as PCAT or MCAT.
Here are just a few of some of the most common/confusing topics and types of problems in organic chemistry such as:
Acid-base chemistry
• how to determine the equilibrium side
• how to choose an acid or base based on the pKa values
Stereochemistry
• what is the relationship between these molecules? Are they enantiomers, diastereomers constitutional isomers, the same compound, or there’s no relationship between these compounds?
SN1, SN2, E1, E2, their mechanisms… oh boy
Ortho, Para, and Meta:
• put them all together and figure out how to synthesize a die or try substituted benzene
Solving IR problems with dozens of crowding peaks
Summary Cheat Sheet Study Guides for Organic Chemistry 1 and 2
After going over the overwhelming material, you want to have everything that is important settled in one place. This is where the powerful set of Summary Sheets comes in so handy!
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Organic I and II
- Lewis Structures, Resonance Structures, and Formal Charges
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Functional Groups
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Molecular Representations
- Bond Characteristics-Types, Length, Strength, and Dipole Moment
- Intermolecular Interactions and Physical Properties
- Acids and Bases
- An Introduction to Nomenclature and IUPAC Rules
- Conformations of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
- Stereochemistry and Chirality
- Nucleophilic Substitution – SN1 an SN2
- Elimination Reactions – E1 and E2
- Competition in Substitution and Elimination Reactions; SN1/E1 vs SN2/E2
- Reactions of Alkenes
- Reactions of Alkynes
- Reactions of Alcohols
- Reactions of Amines and Epoxides
- The Diels-Alder Reaction
- Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
- Reactions of Aldehydes and ketones
- Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
- Alpha Carbon Chemistry: Enols and Enolates
- Carbohydrates
- IR Spectroscopy
- NMR Spectroscopy
Organic Chemistry Quizzes
You read all the articles in the chapter and watched lots of videos, but need to assess your skills before the organic chemistry exam?
Multiple choice quizzes might be the “easy” way of glancing through the key concepts and getting feedback on what you need to work on more.
Check this out – there is a lot more than questions!
Organic Chemistry Reaction Maps
Your one million organic reactions and their branching summarized in a few reaction maps!
Never get lost converting an alkene to an alkyne, a nitrile to a ketone, or a ketone to an aldehyde.
Organic chemistry is full of transformation puzzles – and functional group maps are your cheat sheet, compass, and GPS all in one.
There are lots of websites, why Chemistry Steps?
Yes, there are quite a few websites that offer teaching materials for Organic Chemistry. They provide access to lectures and study plans as part of their membership. However, with YouTube and other open-source providers giving access to tons of resources for learning the introductory material, you don’t get much value for the high monthly plans. More importantly, most of the questions in organic chemistry exams require solving problems and because of this, you can only ace your exam by doing practice exercises.
With Chemistry Steps you’re not walking into the dark without seeing what exactly is covered. All the practice problems are open to everyone for free! I have seen and prepared hundreds of exams for organic chemistry and these practice problems are the types that you will find in your exams. Their difficulty varies from one-step to more advanced ones including step organic synthesis problems.
Is it Expensive?
While people come from different economic backgrounds, the cost of education is not cheap. Average tutoring for organic chemistry costs about $100 per hour. Yes, tutoring is a one-to-one service where you get to take all the time and ask your questions but what do you do during one hour of a tutoring session? Go over some of the material, ask some questions and barely get answers to some of them since the time is running out.
Now, compare that to having access to the answers and solutions to hundreds of practice problems, study guides, video solutions, and quizzes!
Are there a lot of students signing up?
You may be wondering if Chemistry Steps is a known site with a lot of students and professors/instructors using it.
After continuous hard work and dedication to making Chemistry Steps a great resource for mastering organic chemistry, it is now one of the most often visited websites. Over 15 million views and thousands of users! Here are the stats. Yep, it is the real data from google analytics!
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