Functional Group Concepts and Naming Flashcards
Classification of carbon:
Primary carbon
Carbon bonded to only one other carbon
Classification of carbon:
Quaternary carbon
Carbon bonded to four other carbons
Classification of carbon:
Secondary carbon
Carbon bonded to two other carbons
Classification of carbon:
Tertiary carbon
Carbon bonded to three other carbons
Classification of hydrogen:
Primary hydrogen
Hydrogen bonded to a primary carbon
Classification of hydrogen:
Quaternary hydrogen
Does not exist b/c the carbon would have four bonds to other carbons
Classification of hydrogen:
Secondary hydrogen
Hydrogen bonded to a secondary carbon
Classification of hydrogen:
Tertiary hydrogen
Hydrogen bonded to a tertiary carbon
Infix for carbon-carbon bonds of parent chain:
All single bonds (alkane)
Infix for carbon-carbon bonds of parent chain:
All single bonds (alkane)
-an-
Infix for carbon-carbon bonds of parent chain:
One or more double bonds (alkene)
Infix for carbon-carbon bonds of parent chain:
One or more double bonds (alkene)
-en-
Infix for carbon-carbon bonds of parent chain:
One or more triple bonds (alkyne)
-yn-
Name a carbon chain…?
- Prefix
* indicates number of carbon atoms of parent chain (eg. 2 carbons=eth) - Infix:
* indicates nature of carbon-carbon bonds (eg. C-C single bonds=an) - Suffix:
* indicates class of compound to which the substance belongs (functional group driven) (eg. having –OH group =ol)
(eth)(an)(ol)
Primary alcohol
The -OH hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon that is attached to only one other carbon
Secondary alcohol
The -OH hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon that is attached to two other carbons
Suffix for the class of compound: alcohol
Suffix for the class of compound: alcohol
-ol
Tertiary alcohol
The -OH hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon that is attached to three other carbons
