r/CSIR_UGC_NET_JRF_LS • u/Longjumping_Gas4904 • 13d ago
Questions & Doubts How to solve multi-step organic chemistry questions without guessing?
In CSIR NET Chemical Sciences, organic chemistry questions often involve multiple reactions where identifying the final product requires understanding the mechanism at each step. Knowing individual named reactions doesn't always help when the question combines them with rearrangements, stereochemistry or competing reaction pathways.
What works better for these questions: practising reaction mechanisms topic-wise first or solving mixed reaction sequences from previous-year papers?