IUPAC Flashcards
1 Carbon alkane
Methane
2 Carbon alkane
Ethane
3 Carbon alkane
Propane
4 Carbon alkane
Butane
Ending of substituent on alkane
-yl
Alkyl halide prefix (iodine)
Iodo
Alkyl halide suffix ( iodine)
-yl iodide
Suffix of alkenes
-ene
Suffix of alkynes
-yne
Ether
Two alkanes joined in the middle by an O
Amines
Have a nitrogen in an alkane
Alcohol naming
Hydroxy
Naming an ether
Two alkyl substitutents with ether at the end
Naming amines
Suffix of amine with substituent group (ie ethyl)
Naming asymmetrical amines
Use N with any substituent attached to a nitrogen
Aldehyde naming
Replace E with AL suffix
Ketone naming
Replace E with -one suffix
6 carboxylic acid derivatives
Carboxylic acid, amide, acetic anhydride, nitrile, acid halide, ester
Amide
Ester with a nitrogen
Naming carboxylic acid
Replace e with -oic acid
Naming acid halides
Replace E with -oyl halide
Naming esters
Substituent’s end with -yl. Replace E with - oate
Naming amides
Substitutents attached to nitrogen have N and -yl ending and compound has an amide ending
Naming acetic anhydride
List substituents on either side in alphabetical order with -oic and end name with anhydride
Nitrile
End compound with nitrile
Substituent on nitrobenzene
NO2
Substituent on toluene
CH3
Substituent on phenol
OH
Substituent on aniline
NH2
Substituent on benzenesulfonic acid
SO3H
Substituent on anisole
OCH3
Styrene
CH=CH2
Naming spiroalkanes
Spiro[a.b]parent name from least to greatest
Naming bicycle alkanes
Bicyclo[a.b.c] parent name from highest to lowest
