Blueprint MCAT Blog: MCAT Organic

MCAT Organic Chemistry Question — Chromatography

A thin layer chromatography is performed on both the reactants and products of a reaction. It is found that the products have an Rf value that is significantly higher than the reactants. Which of the following could adequately describe this reaction: A) SN2 reaction converting an alkyl bromide to an alkyl chloride B) Addition reaction READ MORE

Jan 20, 2015

MCAT Organic Chemistry Questions — Protein Structure

A β-sheet, along with an α-helix, refers to secondary protein structure. a) primary structure b) secondary structure c) tertiary structure d) quaternary structure READ MORE

Jan 08, 2015

MCAT Organic Chemistry Question — Hydrogen Bonds

Which compound can form hydrogen bonds? I. R-NH2 II. R-COOH III. CH4 A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and II READ MORE

Dec 25, 2014

MCAT Organic Question — Fatty Acids

Which of the following correctly describes the behavior of fatty acids placed in aqueous solution? A) They will spontaneously form micelles, with the hydrophobic heads clumping together and the hydrophobic tails pointing outwards. B) They will dissolve in the solution with adequate stirring. C) It is impossible to get fatty acids to interact with READ MORE

Dec 12, 2014

MCAT Organic Question — Aqueous Solubility

Which of the following changes would have the largest effect on the aqueous solubility of sodium 3, 3-dimethyl-4-phenyl pentanoate? A) Lowering the pH of the solution below the pKa of the carboxylic acid. B) Replacing the phenyl substituent with a non-conjugated alkyl ring structure. C) Increasing the length of the parent carbon chain by READ MORE

Nov 26, 2014

MCAT Organic Question — Hormone

Which of the following molecules is a hormone capable of creating physiological and anatomical changes during adolesence which will last a person’s entire life? A) B) C) D) READ MORE

Nov 11, 2014

MCAT Organic Question — IUPAC Molecule

What is the correct IUPAC name for this molecule? A) 2, 2, 4, 4-tetrachloro-1-isopropylcyclopentane B) 1, 1, 3, 3-tetrachloro-4-isopropylcyclopentane C) 2-isopropylcyclopentyl-1, 1, 2, 2-chloride D) 1, 1, 4, 4-tetrachloro-2-isopropylcyclopentane READ MORE

Oct 03, 2014

MCAT Skills and Medical School Success

Do you ever wonder why the MCAT tests its content the way it does? Many students come into the exam confident in their scientific acumen only to be stymied by the creative format of the AAMC. Therein in lies the mystique of the exam, not in the what, but in the how it tests science. READ MORE

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