OChem reactions, Units/Constants/Math, Structures to Know, and More!

Nate’s Anki Decks

MCAT Molecules to Know/Recognize

An Anki that shows you all of the structures and molecules that you need to memorize or recognize!

Corrections/Updates:

  • 5/2/25- updated a few pictures and added ketals/acetals

  • 5/7/25- added Pthalamide and Glycerol, as well as diols and Aldol reaction products

  • 5/9/25- added ways to recognize the 4 common disaccharides

  • 6/12/25- added clarifications of aromatic and pi-stacking amino acids

What all is listed in the deck?

  • All of the OChem functional groups and their IUPAC and common naming conventions

  • All of the Amino Acids, their classification, and other important things to note about each

  • Biochemically important molecules, such as FAD, NAD, Coenzyme Q, etc., that you don’t need to memorize the structure of but should be able to recognize

  • The important intermediates to know from every metabolic process, as well as mnemonics to help you memorize their order

  • The four biological macromolecules, their important bonds, and their basic structures to be able to recognize, as well as important structures within each (such as delineating between primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures in proteins)

  • How to recognize (and not memorize!) the structures of the Vitamins, Fatty Acids, Disaccharides, etc.

MCAT OChem Reactions

An Anki Deck (and cheat sheet) that shows simplified mechanisms of the MCAT reactions you need to know for OChem!

MCAT Units and Math (With Practice!)

An Anki Deck that lists all of the variables, units, constants, and conversions. This deck also contains some practice of identifying non-standard units!