Eponymous Memes

Chemistry students know the pain! While regular folks dream of fame when something's named after them, chemists are like "PLEASE NO MORE EPONYMOUS REACTIONS!" 😩 In organic chemistry, there are literally HUNDREDS of named reactions - Grignard, Wittig, Diels-Alder, Fischer - and poor students have to memorize them all! Meanwhile, the chemists themselves are either begging for mercy or defiantly adding to the confusion. Next time you complain about remembering celebrity names, try memorizing the Friedel-Crafts alkylation mechanism while sleep-deprived on your third coffee! 💀☕