Practice Problems for Organic Chemistry by Paula Yurkanis Bruice

Studying organic chemistry with Bruice? The table below maps every chapter of the 8th edition (Pearson, 2017) to matching free practice on RealOChem — interactive problems with instant feedback, plus reaction worksheets curated from the chemical literature.

Ch	Chapter	Matching practice on RealOChem
1	Remembering General Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Bonding	Lewis Structures Molecular Geometry (VSEPR)
2	Acids and Bases: Central to Understanding Organic Chemistry	pKa Comparison (DMSO) pKa Comparison (Water) Find the Acidic Proton
3	An Introduction to Organic Compounds: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Structure	IUPAC Nomenclature Nomenclingo (IUPAC Name Builder) Guided IUPAC Naming Functional Group Identification Functional Group Classification Determine a Molecular Formula Newman Projections: Identify Newman Projections: Build Newman Projections: Rotate Chair Conformations: Ring Flip Chair Conformations: Energy
4	Isomers: The Arrangement of Atoms in Space	Assign R or S Stereochemistry Identify meso Compounds Stereoisomer Relationships Molecule Relationships
5	Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, and an Introduction to Reactivity - Thermodynamics and Kinetics	Assign E or Z Stereochemistry Mechanism Arrows
6	The Reactions of Alkenes - The Stereochemistry of Addition Reactions	Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes/Alkynes — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
7	The Reactions of Alkynes - An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis	Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes/Alkynes — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
8	Delocalized Electrons: Their Effect on Stability, pKa, and the Products of a Reaction - Aromaticity and Electronic Effects	Compare Resonance Contributors Resonance Arrows Resonance Formal Charges Identify Aromaticity Diels-Alder Reactions — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
9	Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides	SN1 and SN2 Reactions — literature worksheet: problems / answer key E1 and E2 Reactions — literature worksheet: problems / answer key SN1/SN2/E1/E2 Prediction
10	Reactions of Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides, Amines, and Sulfur-Containing Compounds	No practice for this chapter yet
11	Organometallic Compounds	No practice for this chapter yet
12	Radicals	Radical Reactions — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
13	Mass Spectrometry; Infrared Spectroscopy; and UV/Vis Spectroscopy	No practice for this chapter yet
14	NMR Spectroscopy	No practice for this chapter yet
15	Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	Substitution at Carbonyls — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
16	Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones - More Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	Addition to Carbonyls — literature worksheet: problems / answer key Olefinations — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
17	Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon	Keto-Enol Tautomerization — literature worksheet: problems Enolate Formation — literature worksheet: problems / answer key Enolate Alkylation — literature worksheet: problems / answer key Alpha Halogenation — literature worksheet: problems / answer key Aldol Reactions — literature worksheet: problems / answer key Claisen Condensations — literature worksheet: problems / answer key Complex Enolate Reactions — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
18	Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes	Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution — literature worksheet: problems / answer key Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution — literature worksheet: problems / answer key
19	More About Amines - Reactions of Heterocyclic Compounds	No practice for this chapter yet
20	The Organic Chemistry of Carbohydrates	No practice for this chapter yet
21	Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins	No practice for this chapter yet
22	Catalysis in Organic Reactions and in Enzymatic Reactions	No practice for this chapter yet
23	The Organic Chemistry of the Coenzymes, Compounds Derived from Vitamins	No practice for this chapter yet
24	The Organic Chemistry of the Metabolic Pathways	No practice for this chapter yet
25	The Organic Chemistry of Lipids	No practice for this chapter yet
26	The Chemistry of the Nucleic Acids	No practice for this chapter yet
27	Synthetic Polymers	No practice for this chapter yet
28	Pericyclic Reactions	Other Pericyclic Reactions — literature worksheet: problems / answer key

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