Organic Chemistry: the stuff that counts

Organic Chemistry the stuff that counts was written to give students taking Organic Chemistry I and II, as well as students preparing to take the MCAT and DAT, a concise study aid. The biggest problem students of organic chemistry face is determining what is important. That is, what are the crucial reactions and concepts that will be tested? Success in organic chemistry is guaranteed by four things: knowing the fundamentals, knowing the functional groups, knowing the reactions, and knowing the techniques. Organic Chemistry the stuff that counts opens with a tutorial of the fundamentals of organic chemistry: bonding, electron pushing, resonance, nucleophiles & electrophiles, substitution & elimination reactions, and stereochemistry. The most important functional groups are then defined and described with detailed notes of what to look for. The crucial reactions, that will be tested, are given and explained with step-by-step mechanisms. And in the final section, a tutorial on the techniques of organic chemistry is given, including step-by-step instructions for solving NMR problems.