4A.4 Nomenclature

Question 1

what is a locant

Answer 1

it is a number that is used to indicate which carbon atom in the chain an atom or a group of atoms are connected to

Question 2

what is a prefix

Answer 2

a set of letters at the beginning of a name bromo= an atom of bromine

Question 3

what suffix

Answer 3

a set of letters at the end of the name ol= OH

Question 4

what is example of multiple prefixes

Answer 4

di = 2 tri= 3

Question 5

what is the code name and prefix name for alkaline from 1-10

Answer 5

1. meth, methyl
2. eth, ethyl
3. prop, propyl
4. but, butyl
5. pent, pentyl
6. hex, hexyl
7. hept, heptyl
8. oct, octyl
9. non, nonyl
10. dec, decyl

Question 6

what is the equation for prefix

Answer 6

CnH2(n+1)

Question 7

why do we write 3-methylbutane-2-ol instead of 2-methylbutane-3-ol

Answer 7

the suffix functional group has to have the lowest number