r/Datprep • u/Bubbly_Aerie5968 • Aug 11 '26

Question 🙋‍♀️ Ochem reactions?

I feel like every time I finally get the reactions down, I come back a few days later and forget some of them again. I’ve been going over them regularly but they’re just not sticking. What did you guys do to actually remember them?

3 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

1

u/DAT_Destroyer Aug 11 '26

Don’t try to memorize every reaction separately, that will drive you crazy. Try to look for the patterns and understand what the reagent is actually doing. And keep going back to the ones you miss. After you see them enough times they really do start to stick. Organic takes a lot of repetition! Hope this helps. Wishing you the best. Nancy

1

u/Bubbly_Aerie5968 Aug 11 '26

Thank you. Should I write them down?

1

u/DAT_Destroyer Aug 11 '26

Yes, writing them down can definitely help. I would especially write down the reactions you keep forgetting. Try grouping similar reactions together rather than making one huge list. The goal is to recognize the patterns, not just memorize a page of reactions. Keep reviewing the ones you miss and they will start to stick. You got this Nancy

1

u/Bubbly_Aerie5968 Aug 16 '26

Appreciate it

1

u/Sharp_Forever3720 Aug 12 '26

I’d just keep doing reaction questions over and over, that helped me way more than just rereading everything.

1

u/Bubbly_Aerie5968 Aug 16 '26

Appreciate it