11.2 Nomenclature Of Organic Compounds

Question 1

What are aliphatic hydrocarbons?

Answer 1

Carbon atoms are joined to each other in unbranched or branched chains, or non aromatic rings

Question 2

What are alicyclic hydrocarbons?

Answer 2

Carbon atoms are joined together in ring (cyclic) structures, with or without branches
Also comes under aliphatic hydrocarbons

Question 3

What are aromatic hydrocarbons?

Answer 3

Some or all of the carbon atoms are found in a benzene ring

Question 4

What are alkanes?

Answer 4

Homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons with single Carbon to carbon bonds

Question 5

What are alkenes?

Answer 5

Homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons containing at least one double carbon to carbon bond

Question 6

What are alkynes?

Answer 6

Homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons with at least one triple carbon to carbon bond

Question 7

Stem, prefix and suffix when naming

Answer 7

Stem - indicates number of Carbon chains in the longest continuous chain
Prefix - can be added before stem, to show side chains or functional groups
Suffix - added after the stem to show functional groups

Question 8

What is an alkyl group?

Answer 8

It has a hydrogen atom removed from an alkane parent chain

Question 9

Alkene functional group and suffix

Answer 9

C=C

-ene

Question 10

Alcohol functional group and suffix

Answer 10

• OH

- ol

Question 11

Aldehyde functional group and suffix

Answer 11

• CHO

- al

Question 12

Ketone functional group and suffix

Answer 12

• C(CO)C

- one

Question 13

Carboxylic acid functional group and suffix

Answer 13

• COOH

- oic acid

Question 14

Ester functional group and suffix

Answer 14

• COOC

- oate

Question 15

Acyl chloride functional group and suffix

Answer 15

• COCl

- oyl chloride

Question 16

Amine functional group and suffix

Answer 16

• NH2

- amine

Question 17

Nitrile functional group and suffix

Answer 17

• CN

- nitrile