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Covers carbon-centered bonding and hybridization, sigma and pi bond relationships, and how s-character affects bond strength, bond length, and acidity. Explains degrees of unsaturation and introduces chemical induction as electron polarization within sigma bonds, including how electronegativity and distance influence inductive effects and carbocation stability.","MCAT Prep Med-Pathway.com Organic Chem Review The MCAT Experts  \nORGANIC CHEMISTRY REVIEW  \nAt Med-Pathway, we love Organic Chemistry (O Chem) and so does the MCAT. OChem provides a very good foundation for understanding various aspects of medicine including biochemistry, drug development, and drug design. Med-Pathway’s very own Dr. Phil Carpenter studied O Chem under the world famous Dr. Bruice at UCSB and was a Master Trainer and Teacher for MCAT© Ochem for years.  \nWe present a comprehensive subject review. The website has nearly 100 challenging assessment questions/passages to prepare you for O Chem mastery on the MCAT. Med-Pathway O Chem Review has been derived from a careful consideration of the AAMC MCAT© Content Guideline. Stereochemistry and Amino Acids and Proteins are discussed in detail in other subject modules available on the website. This module is divided into three sections. The following topics are discussed and assessed in each chapter of this module.  \nChapter I  \n☐ Carbon: Bonding, Hybridization, and Saturation  \n☐ Induction and Resonance  \n☐ General Nomenclature  \n☐ Alkanes (Free radical halogenation, Conformation of cycloalkanes)☐ Alkenes  \n☐ Alcohols (Nomenclature, Physical Properties, Acidity, Synthesis, Oxidation, SN1 and SN2 Substitution Reactions, Preparation of Mesylatesand Tosylates, Protection of Alcohols  \n☐ Carbonyl Chemistry: Aldehydes & Ketones (Physical Preparation & Synthesis, Oxidation-Reduction, Keto-enol tautomerization, Aldol condensation reactions, kinetic & thermodynamic enolates, formation ofacetals & hemiketals)  \n☐ Cyanohydrins  \nCHAPTER I  \nCarbon  \nCarbon is central to organic chemistry. The stability of carbon-carbon bonds isan essential reason carbon is a major ingredient in important biopolymers such as proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. 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