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As said above, Klein’s book and Mastering Organic Chemistry(I paid for it for a few months) were very helpful. I personally didn’t use Khan Academy very much but I know many that did. Once we got into spectroscopy, you might not do it until OChem II but we did, I found this book to be great on actually explaining how it works and the theory behind it- Introduction to Organic Spectroscopy (Oxford Chemistry Primers) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0198557558/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_I3IcBb7XBWTDY. I wouldn’t call it a necessary purchase but if you’re a hardcore chemistry major you might like it as it’s really not a complicated read imo.

Here’s the thing about organic. Everyone has a completely different experience, minus the suffering. For me, my textbook was my best friend. I carried it everywhere I went. I took notes out of the book before lecture, so that way I could be ready for the ridiculous clicker questions we had. I stopped taking notes in class because our professor just took the PowerPoints right from the book and I listened to his/her lecture. You hear many complain about the class and you’ve obviously heard it’s about it’s notorious difficulty. The subject truly isn’t as bad as it seems; people just don’t learn how to study until it’s too late. Organic, as Klein puts it, is a movie where you are there to watch and understand the plot. Don’t treat it as rote memorization, see the beauty in what’s going on. The more you can appreciate the complexity, the more you will enjoy the class. Honestly, as a ChE major it was my favorite class this semester and I made some very good friendships along the way because of it, a few of us came out with A’s in both semesters me included 😅.

The tests were hard, but most of the points that people lost in my class were points not stated specifically in the directions (making sure to draw all lone pairs, resonance structures, and byproducts). So, keep your ducks in a row and take all of the test period if you have to.

Here’s the Golden Rule: Never assume you know everything you need to know. I was in an intense study session with some friends and two girls were in there that stopped studying and started talking about games and other stuff. She then talked about how she couldn’t handle another B because her GPA was a 3.8 (cringe). Come test day, she starts crying in the middle of it (honestly, the test was very fair and not too impossible) and the TA comes over and says “Can you please be quiet?”

I don’t mean to make the class sound easy, as it is incredibly difficult, but if you put enough work in and learn to enjoy the class then it will go much smoother. Good luck!

Yes, that's a very good book to read.

I think something like Classics in Total Synthesis would also be a good introduction to a bunch of reactions and the art/science/whatever of advanced synthesis to a budding Organic Chemist. I'd say it a bit less dry than your standard textbook too, but I may be biased there. You can almost definitely rent it at a university library. If you don't want to do that, there are tons of reviews that have similar themes.

But if you have tons of time during a summer, the best thing to do would be to get involved in research. You might even just sit in on some group's group meetings if you live near a research university. And then ask to be more involved.

If you read and understood all of EJ Corey's books, then I think you should be all set for grad school.

If you are really interested in more to read, try "Advanced Organic Chemistry" by Carey.

AOC - Part A

AOC - Part B

Best of luck!

I just starterd Org. Chem 1 and this $21 model kit has been super helpful to me. It can do single, double, and triple bonds well, the colors are super vibrant, and it all fits well in the little box it comes in. I don't know about cyclohexane, but I make benzyne rings all the time and this helps me understand degrees of saturation and unique carbons and hydrogens, too.

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-Model-Pieces-Instructional/dp/B01NCU854K/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=atom+model+kit&qid=1569186732&sr=8-4

There’s a nice correlation table in Silverstein that will help you predict pretty much any chemical shift. Check your Chem Library.

https://www.amazon.com/Spectrometric-Identification-Organic-Compounds-Silverstein/dp/0471634042

Zubrick's Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual was an awesome resource for me during my first semester of orgo. Much of the stuff in the school's own lab manuals was taken from this resource.

Go buy Organic Chemistry as a Second Language Link

and use Khan academy or any other youtube videos to fill in the general chemistry blanks. Maybe review lewis structures if you're not doing that in class. To be honest there's not a ton of overlap conceptually with your general chemistry courses, so you shouldn't be terribly unprepared. Just do not get behind, if you keep up with the material it shouldn't be overwhelming, you get behind and it'll get really overwhelming really quickly.

This is an excellent book to get you familiar with the basic concepts:

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-Second-Language-Semester/dp/1118144341

Can find it as a PDF on Libgen

I agree about Carey's books: lots of good information, and there are journal references to the problems. I'd also suggest Silverstein's Spectroscopy text http://www.amazon.com/Spectrometric-Identification-Organic-Compounds-Silverstein/dp/0471393622
You can find an older edition for less money, and learn much more about spectroscopy than what's in most organic texts.

I‘m studying pharmaceutical sciences and recommend the Bible of organic chemistry:
Organic Chemistry by Volhard

Library genesis/libgen.io. I got the solutions manual for my version of organic chemistry by solomons on there last semester.

Edit: You seem to have a different organic chemistry book by Solomons though (for JEE...?). I had the regular 12 edition textbook so idk if the problems/solutions are the same.

Here is the mobile version of your link

I ordered my wife one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LGQ35CT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&customId=B07535YF3H&psc=1

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She will get it after finals.

https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-Paula-Yurkanis-Bruice/dp/0321803221/

This was the book I used - just an earlier edition.

Read this
Get a copy from your library.

Re-read this

Woodward-Hoffmann Rules

https://www.amazon.de/dp/1791804578/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YFuvCb4YT1DMS

It's hard to say without more specifics. The idea is usually that you propose a mechanism and look for evidence that will prove that way.

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Physical-Organic-Chemistry-Anslyn/dp/1891389319

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\^ covers most of the basics