A major part of the DAT organic chemistry section is knowing your reactions. I have constructed the following reaction sheet to expose you to every reaction that could possibly show up on the DAT. You do not need to memorize every single reaction to score well on the organic chemistry…

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Occasionally, on the DAT organic chemistry section, you’ll be asked about one of the chemical lab tests you likely used in your lab sections to identify the functional groups in a molecule. Below is a list of the most common lab tests, which functional group they test for, and what…

See our previous post on the 6 Important EAS reactions to know for the DAT. Now we need to focus on benzene substituents and how they affect the location of subsequent additions. Here’s a list of the ones you would most likely see: Electron donators / Activators (strongest to weakest):…

In an Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (EAS) reaction, the benzene ring acts as a nucleophile that attacks an electrophile. The reaction mechanism below outlines the flow of electrons that occurs during all EAS reactions. Here are the six EAS line reactions you should know for the DAT:

Below is a cheat sheet you can use to study organic chemistry lab techniques tested on the DAT. Can't see the notes above? Use this link to get the PDF instead.

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One of the toughest parts of organic chemistry is understanding the mechanisms behind reactions. Immediately, many pre-dental students want to know if they have to go through the same torture as they did in their college organic chemistry classes to memorize these complex reactions. You don't have to know the…