Organic Chemistry is a sub-discipline of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds. NEET Organic Chemistry shares around 34% weightage of the total number of questions. To learn the basics of the subject, candidates must go through the NCERT books thoroughly and NEET Chemistry Syllabus

9 chapters has been deleted from NEET Chemistry syllabus 2024. Out of which three chapters are from Organic Chemistry. Polymers, Environment Chemistry and Chemistry in Everyday Life has been deleted. New units are added on the Practical Chemistry. Candidates must also check the .

One of the best tips to learn the formulas is to draw the topic-wise diagrams and memorize them daily. It would be helpful to the candidates if the also focus on increasing the solving speed and authenicity. Handwritten note are the best medicine for the NEET preparation.

NEET 2024 is scheduled to be held on  May 5 2024 which means candidates are left with around 6-7 months of preparation. Candidates preparing for NEET 2024 must give NEET Mock test and solve the NEET  previous year questions to increase the speed an accuracy.  So let's go through the necessary preparation tips to ace the organic chemistry section in NEET.

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General Organic Chemistry (GOC)

GOC starts with the basic concepts of inductive effect, hyperconjugation, resonance & electric effect. Given below is a list of relevant topics and most of the questions are asked from these-

  • Identifying the Electrophile or Nucleophile Centers
  • Nomenclature
  • Isomerism
  • Resonance and Conjugation

Isomerism and Nomenclature seem to be relevant and also form the basis of the Organic Chemistry which will be necessary while learning the conversion of one carbon compound to another while adding or removing some substance. Conversions in Organic Chemistry is the topic from which 3-4 questions always come in NEETs chemistry paper.


Some of the Important Formulae of Organic Chemistry

Formula Set 1

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Formula Set 2

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Formula Set 3

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Organic Chemistry Books for NEET

  • NCERT Book
  • Organic Chemistry By Morrison and Boyd
  • Organic Chemistry By Solomon
  • Organic Chemistry By MS Chauhan
  • ABC of Chemistry for Classes 11 and 12 by Modern
  • Dinesh Chemistry Guide

Tips for Organic Chemistry

  • If you remember a few basic things, the rest of the preparation for the subject is easy. You don’t have to mug up everything. The primary things, you need to remember are: atomic and molecular orbital, their interactions; VSEPR theory and their various applications; the VBT and MOT theories; dπ-pπ back bonding and anti-bonding orbital; LCAO in MOT theory; how pi and sigma orbital are formed; other concepts of basic bonding theory, hybridization, formal charges and how to find them. Also Check NEET 2024 Exam Pattern 
  • You should also be aware of atomic and chemical properties of halogens, chalcogens and nitrogen group. The concepts of acidity, the basicity of acids and basics like Lewis type, Bronstead type, etc. and knowledge of their salts like NaCl, KCl, etc. fetch you great points.
  • Learning the properties of AlCl3, HgCl2, concepts of charge density, atomic structure and stoichiometric knowledge is a must. And if you have some knowledge of the Kinetic Theory of Gasses, things like activation energy, how catalysts work and some basic concepts of thermodynamics, then the subject is as easy as a cakewalk.

IUPAC Nomenclature: This is one of the significant hurdles while preparing Organic Chemistry. Some basic nomenclatures like aromatic rings with substitutes, fused rings & Spirocyclic compounds, oxiranes & oxetanes and functional groups should be prepared well.

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IUPAC has developed a Priority System to ease the process of nomenclature. The functional group with the highest priority will be the one which gives its suffix to the name of the molecule. If a ketone is present with the alcohol then suffix “-one” would be used because ketones have higher priority for nomenclature than alcohols. Also Check NEET Preparation Tips for other topics of Chemistry

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