nomenclamture-IUPAC rules Flashcards
1
Q
what is a root?
A
the name for longest unbranched carbon chain
2
Q
what does the syllable after the root name tell us?
A
whether it has double bonds
3
Q
does ane or ene have double bonds?
A
ene
4
Q
root for 1?
A
meth
5
Q
root for 2?
A
eth
6
Q
root for 3?
A
prop
7
Q
root for 4?
A
but
8
Q
root for 5?
A
pent
9
Q
root for 6?
A
hex
10
Q
root for 7?
A
hept
11
Q
root for 8?
A
oct
12
Q
root for 9?
A
non
13
Q
root for 10?
A
dec
14
Q
how do you tell the number of carbons in a side chain?
A
carbon number then prefix
15
Q
1 carbon in side chain?
A
methyl
16
Q
2 carbons in side chain?
A
ethyl
17
Q
3 carbons in side chain?
A
propyl
18
Q
4 carbons in side chain
A
butyl
19
Q
hydrocarbon ring prefic ?
A
cyclo
20
Q
suffix for alcohol?
A
ol
21
Q
functional group for alcohol ?
A
-OH
22
Q
alkane functional group?
A
CnH2n+2
23
Q
alkane suffix?
A
ane
24
Q
alkene fuctional group?
A
CH=CH
25
alkene suffix?
ene
26
alkenes general formula?
CnH2n
27
halogenoalkanes functional group ?
R-X(X is F,CL,Br or I)
28
halogenoalkanes suffix?
none
29
suffix for chlorine?
chloro
30
suffix for fluorine?
fluoro
31
suffix for bromine?
bromo
32
suffix for iodine?
iodo
33
how are molecules with more than one side chain or functional group ordered?
alphabetically
34
whats the prefix for two side chains?
di
35
whats the prefix for three side chains?
tri
36
whats the prefix for 4 side chains?
tetra
37
how do you tell where the functional group is ?
but the carbon number its on between the prefix for carbon number and the suffix for the homologous family its in
