ALKANES AND CYCLOALKANES Flashcards
1
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hydrocarbons that lack pi bonds are the names of these compounds usually end with the suffix “-ane”
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saturated hydrocarbons or alkanes
2
Q
system of naming compounds
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nomenclature
3
Q
meaning of IUPAC
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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
4
Q
names produced by IUPAC rules
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systematic names
5
Q
branches connected to the parent chain
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substituents
6
Q
the term “_____” is used to indicate the presence of a ring in the structure of an alkane.
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cyclo
7
Q
an alkyl group bearing three carbon atoms can only be branched in one way
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isopropyl group
8
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a measure of the number of degrees of unsaturation
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hydrogen deficiency index (HDI)
