tips to solve various problems in hydrocabons

you should have a strong command over the mechanism, of the reaction and atleast remember the important name reaction.Because almost all the reaction problem are mostly based on name reaction only.Try to concentrate on its stereochemistry.Also in the problem see the temperature condition and degree of the hydrocarbon.It would help in deciding wether it would go SN1,SN2,E1 or E2.These thing are important in determining the products obtained in the reaction