Organic Reactions Mind Map for Chemistry Students
See the main reaction types, their mechanisms and typical reagents in one map. Turn your own lecture notes or textbook PDF into a map like this in minutes.
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- Interactive mind maps of the main ideas and how they connect. Free: overview maps (detailed maps on your first 3 creations). Plus: detailed maps with supporting concepts.
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- PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), plain text or Markdown, and images (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF), or type a topic. One file per creation on the free plan; several at once on Plus.
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Build Your Own Reaction Map
Start from your course material and keep every branch tied to the reactions you need to know.
Map from your own notes
Upload a PDF, Word file, slides or text, and the AI pulls out the reaction types and their key details.
Expand any reaction
Open a node like SN2 or E1 to add mechanism steps, reagents and example products with AI.
Quiz yourself on the map
Turn the finished map into a quiz, or make flashcards from the same notes before your exam.
How to Make an Organic Reactions Map
Three steps take you from a stack of notes to a study map you can revise from.
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Add your material
Upload your lecture slides, textbook chapter or notes, or type the topic directly.
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AI builds the map
The generator groups reactions into substitution, addition, elimination and related branches.
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Study and expand
Expand any reaction, edit the text, then quiz yourself or export the map as a PNG or PDF.
Organic Reactions Mind Map: Main Branches
An organic reactions mind map sorts the reactions of carbon compounds into groups by what the molecule does. The main families are substitution, where one group replaces another; addition, where atoms add across a double or triple bond; and elimination, where atoms leave to form a new double bond. Each family is then split by mechanism, such as SN1 and SN2 or E1 and E2, with the reagents and conditions that favor each path.
- Substitution: SN1 and SN2 pathways, nucleophiles and leaving groups
- Addition: electrophilic addition to alkenes, with halogens, HX and water
- Elimination: E1 and E2 pathways, bases and Zaitsev products
- Aromatic reactions: electrophilic aromatic substitution and typical reagents
- Carbonyl chemistry: nucleophilic addition to aldehydes and ketones
Use the map to check which reaction fits a set of reagents, then revise the mechanisms branch by branch. CogniGuide can build a personalized organic reactions map from your own notes.
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Organic Reactions Mind Map FAQ
Common questions about organizing reaction types and making your own map.
What are the main types of organic reactions?
The four main types are substitution, addition, elimination and rearrangement. Substitution replaces one atom or group, addition joins atoms across a multiple bond, elimination removes atoms to form one, and rearrangement moves atoms within a molecule.
How do SN1 and SN2 reactions differ?
SN2 is a single concerted step with backside attack and is favored by strong nucleophiles and primary carbons. SN1 forms a carbocation in a first step and is favored by tertiary carbons and polar protic solvents.
Which file types can I use to make my map?
You can upload PDF, Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), text or Markdown files, or an image. You can also type the topic and let the AI build the map from that.
Can I turn my reactions map into a quiz?
Yes. Once the map is built, you can turn it into a quiz to test yourself on reaction types and mechanisms. The same notes can also become flashcards.