Backside Attack is an educational app targeting students learning organic chemistry for the first time. The game focuses on the SN2 reaction, which is often one of the first reactions students learn when studying organic chemistry. The SN2 reaction is great for educational purposes, as it provides a forum for students to learn about many common variables associated with chemical reactions, such as leaving group ability, nucleophilicity, steric factors, and solvent effects. The Backside Attack project is led by Dr. Neil Garg, an organic chemistry Professor at UCLA. He and six UCLA students (now alumni) devoted countless hours to creating the game flow and all content. The heroic students are: Tara Kappel, Preeya Mehta, William Parsons Stefan Prisacaru, Ernst Schmid, and Justin Soffer. Backside Attack is powered by Element26, Inc., thanks to Dr. Daniel D. Caspi. Students, be sure to: Learn even more and earn points by using the Check Yourself +50 feature on the scoring screen! Unlock the Chem Yourself feature by completing each topic!
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This is really helpful! I have a short attention span, so making studying a game has helped me tremendously.
Actually Really Fun
I am failing Organic Chem right now and in a desperate bid to understand something about it, I took to Google for research. Found this app and have been glued to it for the past 40 minutes. It’s surprisingly fun and addicting and it teaches you concepts along the way. Very enjoyable game!
Great app!
Great for learning!
👍🏻👍🏻 to the developers!!!
I don’t know why it took so long for a program like this to be created. Very nicely executed.
Good for basic Mechanism
This is an excellent teaching tool for reinforcing basic substitution mechanisms in organic chemistry.
So Original!
Never seen a chemistry educational app so well made!
Chemistry Fun!
This app is an extremely fun way to learn SN2 organic chemistry concepts. Haven’t done organic chem in years, but was able to remember key SN2 topics and reactions within a few minutes of downloading this app. The gameplay is fun and challenging, all while providing great info about various chemistry concepts. Must download!!
- Minor bug fixes
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