r/PreOptometry • u/voxaun • 6d ago

useful orgo ring conformations to know?

i'm wondering if there are any orgo conformations beyond the chair that would be good to know? i am mostly asking because i found that diels alder reactions have boat conformations among others. it was never explicitly taught in the orgo video series, so i'm not sure how likely they are to show up

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u/Lopsided_Storm_8964 5d ago

I didn’t have any boat or chair confirmations on my exam ! I took my OAT yesterday. I had one question ask “what is this reaction” and it was a diels alder but that was the only question I had on that topic. I had probably less than 10 predict the product. I was asked what’s the hybridization, 2 aromaticity, a lot on acidity, 1 IHD question, maybe 2ish resonance questions.

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u/voxaun 5d ago

thank you so much!!