HOW TO PREPARE FOR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY JEE

There already are some great answers on this page that talk about the best approach for preparing organic chemistry. However, I will share with you all
a simple mentality that you always need to have during your Chemistry study sessions.
Back in the day, when I started with my Organic Chemistry preparation forJEE, I was totally lost trying to figure out a compound is formed in a
reaction.
I was intimidated by the complex structures and the reaction mechanisms and started committing one of the biggest mistakes in organic chemistry - I
started memorising reactions. This is bad.
Never, I repeat, Never ever memorise Organic chemistry reactions if you want to score high in this section of Chemistry on your JEE Main / Advanced
exam. (Although some memorising can be good, for instance you should try to remember the different Organic functional groups- Organic Chemistry
Functional Groups Cheatsheet)
I was spending so much time focusing on the why and how of chemical reactions, but could not co-relate between the structures of the reagents and the
resulting compounds.
This is when my mentor (AIR 359 - IIT JEE 2003) gave me the best piece of advice:
When you are studying reactions in Organic Chemistry, ask yourself - what specific bonds are formed, and what specific bonds are broken
Take this reaction: Now ask the question. Whats different? What bonds formed, and what bonds broke?

Follow the Carbon atoms numbered 2 & 3.

Someone professionally trained in organic chemistry could answer this question as quickly as they can speak.
An A-caliber topper student would take just a little bit longer.
But for someone like me who was struggling with organic chemistry, this simple rule came as a saviour.
So, from now on whenever you study organic chemistry and encounter any reaction just remember to ask this one question always - What specific
bonds are formed, and what specific bonds are broken?
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CHEAT SHEET

Topics covered under IIT JEE physical chemistry (40-45% Questions) are:1. BasicConcepts
(I)MoleConcept
(II) Redox Reactions
2. Stoichiometry
3. Gaseous and Liquid states
4. Atomic structure
5. Chemical Bonding
6. Chemical Energetics
7. Chemical Equilibrium
8. Ionic Equilibrium
9. Electrochemistry
10. Chemical Kinetics
11. Solid State
12. States of Matter
13. Solutions & collegative properties
14. Surface Chemistry
Topics covered under IIT JEE Organic chemistry (25-30% of questions) are:1. Basic Concepts
2. Nomenclature
3. Isomerism
4. Reaction Mechanism
5. Saturated hydrocarbons
6. Alkenes and alkynes

7. Reactions of benzene
8. Aromatic compounds
9. Alkyl halides
10. Alcohols and ethers
11. Aldehydes and Ketones
12. Carboxylic acid and their derivatives
13. Amines
14. Carbohydrates, amino acids and peptides.
15. Uses of some important polymers.
Topics covered under IIT JEE Inorganic chemistry(35%-25% questions) are:1. Basic Concepts
2. Extraction of elements
3. Hydrogen
4. S and P Block Elements
5. d and f-Block elements
6. Coordination compounds & organometallics
7. Qualitative Analysis
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Every year 40-45% questions come from Physical, 25-30% come from inorganic and rest comes from organic
chemistry

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Best way to understand chemistry is to use flow charts, check below image for sample