Nomenclature

Question 2

Hydrocarbons with single C-C bonds

Answer 2

Alkanes

Question 3

what is the suffix for alkanes?

Answer 3

-ane

Question 4

name the rules for naming alkanes

Answer 4

1. Identify the parent chain
2. Name any substituents
3. Number the parent chain
4. put together acquired names

3. number so the first substituent has the lowest number
4. substituents go first

Question 5

1 carbon in the parent chain

Answer 5

meth-

Question 6

2 carbon in the parent chain

Answer 6

eth-

Question 7

3 carbon in the parent chain

Answer 7

prop-

Question 8

4 carbon in the parent chain

Answer 8

but-

Question 9

5 carbon in the parent chain

Answer 9

pent-

Question 10

6 carbon in the parent chain

Answer 10

hex-

Question 11

hept-

Answer 11

7 carbon in the parent chain

Question 12

oct-

Answer 12

8 carbon in the parent chain

Question 13

non-

Answer 13

9 carbon in the parent chain

Question 14

dec-

Answer 14

10 carbon in the parent chain

Question 15

undec-

Answer 15

11 carbon in the parent chain

Question 16

dodec-

Answer 16

12 carbon in the parent chain

Question 17

methyl

Answer 17

substituent with 1 carbon

Question 18

substituent with 2 carbons

Answer 18

ethyl

Question 19

substituent with 3 carbons

Answer 19

propyl

Question 20

substituent with 4 carbons

Answer 20

butyl

Question 21

what do you do if you have two substituents that result in a tie in locant number?

Answer 21

number the parent chain so the second locant has the lower number

Question 22

What do you do if all substituents result in a tie in locant number?

Answer 22

number the parent chain so the substiuent that is first in the alphabet has the lower locant number

Question 23

What is the order the IUPAC name goes in?

Answer 23

1st locant/s of substituent/s in alphabetical order
2nd parent chain name

pre fixes other than cyclo or iso dont count towards alphabetical order