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Naming Flashcards

1
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Prefix for compound with one C

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Meth

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2
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Prefix for compound with two C

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Eth

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3
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Prefix for compound with three C

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Prop

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4
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Prefix for compound with four C

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But

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5
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Prefix for compound with five C

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Pent

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6
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Prefix for compound with six C

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Hex

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7
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Prefix for compound with seven C

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Hept

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8
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Prefix for compound with eight C

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Oct

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9
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Carbon compound with single bonds

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Alkane

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10
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Formula for Alkanes

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CnH(2n+2)

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11
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Carbon compound with double bonds

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Alkene

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12
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Carbon compound with triple bonds

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Alkyne

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13
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CnH(2n+2)

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Alkane

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14
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Alkene

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Carbon compound with double bonds

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15
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Alkyne

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Carbon compound with triple bonds

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16
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How is a carbon chain numbered?

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Highest priority group gets the lowest number (most oxidized carbon)

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17
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What is the highest priority functional group?

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Carboxylic Acid

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18
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Carboxylic Acid

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C double bound to O and bound to OH (terminal carbon)

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19
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Nitro Group

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N double bound to O and single bound to O (N with + and O with - charge)

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20
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What is the priority order of alkane, alkene, alkyne?

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Alkane, alkyne, alkene (lowest to highest)

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21
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Amide

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C double bound to O and single bound to N(H,R)2

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22
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Is ether or thiol higher in priority?

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Thiol

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23
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Thiol

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-SH

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24
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Is alcohol or ketone higher in priority?

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Ketone

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25
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Aldehyde suffix

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-al

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26
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Ester suffix

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-oate

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27
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Acid Halide suffix

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-oyl halide

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28
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Nitrile

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C triple bound to N

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29
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Is an ester or nitrile higher priority?

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Ester

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30
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Is amide or amine higher priority?

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Amide

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31
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Geminal diols

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Diols with hydroxyl groups on the same carbon

32
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Vicinal diols

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Diols with hydroxyl groups on adjacent carbons

33
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Diols with hydroxyl groups on the same carbon

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Geminal diols

34
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Diols with hydroxyl groups on adjacent carbons

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Vicinal diols

35
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What is another name for a geminal diol?

36
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Why is a geminal diol called a hydrate?

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Spontaneously loses water to produce C=O

37
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Carbonyl

38
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What compounds contain carbonyl?

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Aldehyde and Ketone

39
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Where is the carbonyl on an aldehyde?

40
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Where is the carbonyl on a ketone?

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Middle of the chain

41
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Is an aldehyde or a ketone a higher functional group?

42
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Formaldehyde IUPAC name

43
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Methanal common name

A

Formaldehyde

44
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Acetaldehyde IUPAC name

45
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Ethanal common name

A

Acetaldehyde

46
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Propanal common name

A

Propionaldehyde

47
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Propionaldehyde IUPAC name

48
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Ketone suffix

49
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Acetone

50
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Prefix for ketones and aldehydes with higher priority groups

51
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Alpha carbon in relation to carbonyl

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Carbon adjacent to carbonyl

52
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Greek order of carbons

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Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta

53
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Formic Acid IUPAC name

A

Methanoic Acid

CHOOH

54
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Acetic Acid IUPAC name

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Ethanoic Acid

CH3-COOH

55
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Propionic Acid IUPAC name

A

Propanoic Acid

CH3-CH2-COOH

56
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Methanoic Acid common name

A

Formic Acid

57
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Acetic Acid common name

A

Ethanoic Acid

58
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Propanoic Acid common name

A

Propionic Acid

59
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What is ester a derivative of?

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Carboxylic Acid

60
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Ester

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C double bound to O and single bound to OR (R is hydrocarbon chain)

61
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How are esters named?

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R group bound to -O- is the substituent and chain with C=O is the stem
Suffix -oate

62
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What is amide a derivative of?

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Carboxylic acid

63
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Amide

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C double bound to O and single bound to N(H,R)2

64
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Amide suffix

65
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How are amides named?

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The substituents bound to N are given N- and chain with C=O is parent

66
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How are anhydrides formed?

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From two carboxylic acids and loss of water

67
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Order of functional groups

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Carboxylic Acid
Anhydride
Ester
Amide
Aldehyde
Ketone
Alcohol
Alkene
Alkyne
Alkane
68
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Carboxylic Acid suffix

69
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Carboxylic Acid prefix

70
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Anhydride structure

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Two C=O with and O in between

71
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Anhydride suffix

A

-anhydride

72
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Anhydride prefix

A

Alkanoyloxycarbonyl-

73
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Ester prefix

A

Alkoxycarbonyl-

74
Q

Amide prefix

A

Carbamoyl-

Amido-

75
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Alcohol prefix

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