Organic conversions are easy if you are well aware about organic compounds and their reactions. It is quite a challenge to remember all the reactions of all chapters. So, summarizing important reactions of different chapters in a flow chart is very effective.

• It captures the most essential reactions of the chapters in one diagram.
• Easy for revision.
• A visual representation has more retention in memory.

Stick the conversion charts on the wall of your reading room, so you can see reactions frequently and memorize easily.

Conversion Chart of Aliphatic Compounds :

• Organic conversion process need not be a single step every time. You always start with initial reactants and move to intermediate steps , between your initial reactants and the final product. The most important thing that you should master is the art of guessing the Intermediates. Once you guess the correct intermediate you can write the reaction that takes you from reactant to intermediates and then the reaction that takes you from intermediate to the product. For this you have to practice many questions. Generally asked questions in any exam are repeated, so practice of old questions makes it easier.
• You can use conversion chart to make the conversion problems easier. Look at the final compound you want to obtain (final product) and initial compound and see the various compounds that can be created to prepare the product step by step.

Sample Question :

Q. How would you convert methane to ethanoic acid ?

You can easily find the answer of such questions using given conversion chart.

Search this portion of reactions on the given conversion chart, you can get easily.

How to do an organic conversion easily ?

An organic conversion typically involves two types of transformations

1. Reactions that involve stepping up and down the carbon chain.

2. Reactions that convert functional groups from one to another .

Commonly used reactions for stepping up and down the carbon chain(series) :