Chapter Profile

The content in  this    chapter should  be  relevant    to  about   4%  of  all questions   about   Organic

Chemistry   on  the MCAT.

This    chapter covers  material    from    the following   AAMC    content category:

5D: Structure,  function,   and reactivity  of  biologically-relevant   molecules

Introduction

You walk into the pharmacy looking for something to take for a headache and find an entire aisle of
drugs just for that purpose: Advil, Aleve, Motrin, Tylenol, ibuprofen, naproxen, acetaminophen, and
aspirin. In this list, however, there are only four distinct drugs. In the United States, it is not
uncommon for drugs to be known by both generic and brand names—and sometimes, multiple