Alkanes and cycloalkanes Flashcards
What are the steps used for naming a compound?
- First find the longest parent chain
- Identify any substitents
- Number the parent and assign the substitents the lowest possible number
- Name the substituents in alphabetically order
When there is a tie between parent chain (get the same number of carbon for more than one way) then what is used a tie breaker?
The direction that gives the most substients
What happens if there is two ways to get the longest parent chain and both way has the same number of substients then how do you break the tie?
Go in alphetically order
When naming bicylic compounds where do you start?
At a bridgehead
What is the name of this substitent?
Sec - Butyl
Why is it named sec - butyl?
Because its attatched at the second carbon ( so its a secondary cabron)
What is the systemic name for sec -butyl?
1- methylpropyl
What is the name of the longer substient group?
Isopropyl
What is the name of the longest substient gorup?
Isobutyl
What is the systemic name of isobutyl?
2-methlypropyl
What is the name of this substient group?
Tert- butyl
Why is it named tert butyl?
Because its attached at the third carbon
What is the systemic name of tert butyl?
1,1 - dimethylethyl
What is the name of the substient group?
Isopentyl
What is the systemic name for isopentyl?
3-methylbutyl
What is the name of the substituent group highlighted?
Neopentyl
What is the systemic name for neopentyl?
2,2-dimethylpropyl
What is the name of the substients group?
Vinyl
What is the name of this substient group?
Allyl
Bicylic compounds are composed of ________ attatched together
Two rings
How do you name bicylic compounds?
- Start at qa bridgehead
- Count from the longest ring to the shortest ring
Format is : bicyclo [ring 1. ring 2. ring 3.] alkane
Bridged compounds are bicylic molecules made up of __________ attached by 2 bridgeheads
3 compound rings
If a bicylic compound doesn’t have a bridge then what number would you put for the third ring?
Zero (Ex. 5-methylbicylco[2.1.0]pentane)
Conformations
Rotation of a single C-C bond that allows a compound to have different sturctures
A newman projection is lowest in energy when its in an _____________
Staggered Conformation
The newman projection is highest in energy when its has a _____________
Eclipsed Conformation
What is this conformation called?
Chair conformation of cyclohexane (experience the least torsional strain)
Axial Position
Are parallel to a vertical axis passing through the center of the ring
Equatorial position
Positioned on the sides of the ring
When you do a ring flip if the position is on the axial position then where is its new position on the flipped ring?
Equatorial