NAMING OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Flashcards
ITS SUFFIX IS YL
alkYL halides
WHAT IS THE PRIORITY IN ALKYL HALIDES
BONDS»_space;» FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
SUFFIX IS OL
alcohOL
IT HAS THE FUNCTIONAL GROUP -OH
alcoHOl
WHAT IS THE PRIORITY IN ALCOHOL
OH (FUNCTIONAL GROUP)»_space;> BONDS»_space;> AKYL HALIDES
WHAT IS -OH
HYDROXIDE
COMMON NAME OF ALCOHOL IS?
ALKYL GROUP NAME (YL) + ALCOHOL (METHYL ALCOHOL)
DO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THE POSITION OF THE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS?
YES
ORDER OF NAMING
SUBSTITUENTS > FUNCTIONAL GROUP > PARENT CHAIN NAME
FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF ETHERS`
SINGLE BONDED OXYGEN -O-
HOW DO YOU NAME ETHERS? (IUPAC)
USE THE SUFFIX -ETHER, START NAMING THE LEFT SIDE RHEN RIGHT SIDE WITH ALKYL THEN ADD ETHER
HOW DO YOU NAME ETHERS? (COMMON)
CHANGE THE LEFT SIDE’S YL TO OXY THEN CHANGE RIGHT SIDE’S YL TO ANE, COMBINE TWO WORDS. (ETHYL METHYL ETHER > ETHOXYMETHANE)
IF THERE ARE 2 OH, WHAT DO YOU DO?
PARENTCHAIN-DI-OL (penta-di-ol)
IF THERE ARE TWO BONDS, WHAT DO YOU DO? (ALCOHOL)
BOND LOCATION- PARENTCHAIN-DI-BOND TYPE-ALCOHOL LOCATION-OL (2,3-penta-di-ene-3-ol)
IF THERE ARE ALKYL HALIDES, WHAT DO YOU DO? ALCOHOL
AKLYL LOC-ALYKL, BOND LOC-PARENTCHAIN-ALCOHOL LOC-OL (3- fluoro, 1-hexen-4-ol)
WHAT IS THE FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF ALDEHYDES
CHO or doubly bonded oxygen on C-H