Why do most students struggle with organic che -- Lewis dot structures and the chemical bond -- Mistry? -- Molecular geometry, dipole moments, and -- Intermolecular interactions -- Isomerism -- Reaction mechanisms 1: elementary steps -- Charge stability: charge iis bad! -- Reaction mechanisms 2: sn1 and e1 reactions and -- Rules of thumb for multistep mechanisms -- Sn1/sn2/e1/e2 reactions: the whole story -- Concluding remarks-what now?