Ch 1 - Nomenclature

Question 1

Carbonyl group

Answer 1

C double bonded to oxygen

Aldehydes contain at end; ketones contain in middle neither have leaving groups connected to carbonyl C

Question 2

Carboxylic acid

Answer 2

Prefix: carboxy-
Suffix: -oic acid
Terminal C has a double bond O and an OH attached

Question 3

Anhydride

Answer 3

Prefix: alkanoyloxycarbonyl-
Suffix: anhydride
O connected to a C on each side which are both double bonded to Os

Question 4

Ester

Answer 4

Prefix: alkoxycarbonyl-
-oate
C double bonded to an O and single bonded to another O which is bonded to an R group. R group is not numbered.

Question 5

Amide

Answer 5

Prefix: carbamoyl- or amido-
Suffix: -amide
C double bonded to an O and an N group
N groups named as N-

Question 6

Aldehyde

Answer 6

Prefix: oxo-
Suffix: -al
Terminal C has double bond O

Question 7

Ketone

Answer 7

Prefix oxo- or keto-
Suffix: -one
Nonterminal C has double bond O

Question 8

Alcohol

Answer 8

Prefix: hydroxy-
Suffix: -ol
C single bond OH

Question 9

Formaldehyde

Answer 9

Methanal

Question 10

Acetaldehyde

Answer 10

Ethanal

Question 11

Propionaldehyde

Answer 11

Propanol

Question 12

Acetone

Answer 12

2-propanone

Question 13

Formic acid

Answer 13

Methanoic acid

Question 14

Arctic acid

Answer 14

Ethanoic acid

Question 15

Propionic acid

Answer 15

Propanoic acid