NOMENCLATURE Flashcards
Alkene Structure
Two double-bonded carbons
Alcohol Structure
OH bonded to anything
Arene Structure
Ring of carbons alternating single and double bonds
Nitrile Structure
Carbon triple bonded to a Nitrogen
Amine Structure
NH2 bonded to anything
Halogenoalkane Structure
Any halogen (typically Br, I, Cl) bonded to anything (typically carbon)
Ketone Structure
Carbonyl carbon bonded to an oxygen and two other carbons
Carbonyl Carbon
Carbon double bonded to something (usually oxygen)
Ester Structure
Carbonyl carbon with a double bonded oxygen, single bonded oxygen with something else attached, and another single bond that can be anything
Aldehyde Structure
Carbonyl carbon double bonded to oxygen, single bonded to hydrogen, and single bonded to either carbon or hydrogen
Amide Structure
Carbonyl carbon double bonded to oxygen, single bonded to NH2, and single bonded to something else
Carboxylic Acid Structure
Carbonyl carbon double bonded to oxygen, single bonded to alcohol, single bonded to either carbon or hydrogen
Alkene nomenclature
number-ene
Halogenoalkane nomenclature
number-prefix for halogen attached
Alcohol nomenclature
number-ol