Nomenclature Flashcards

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Cycloalkanes

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same name as their straight chain alkane
with cyclo- attached to the front
alky group attached, then make the numbers as low as possible and the alky that’s first alphabetically goes on 1-carbon

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2
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prefix that indicates the number of hydroxyl groups present

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-anediol, -anetriol

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3
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prefix that indicates the number of double bonds present

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-adiene, -atriene

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4
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Aldehydes

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-anal, -anedial

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5
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Ketones

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-anone, -anedione, -anetrione

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6
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Carboxylic Acids

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-anoic acid, -anedioic acid

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7
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Esters

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alkyl group -yl
acyl portion of the name replace the -ic acid suffix of the corresponding carboxylic acid with -ate

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8
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Amines

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named like ethers

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9
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Summary of functional groups: functional group, prefix, suffix

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carboxylic acids, none, -oic acid
aldehydes, none, -al
ketones, none, -one
alcohols, hydroxy-, -ol
amines, amino-, -amine
ethers, alkoxy-, -ether
fluorine, fluoro-, none
chlorine, chloro-, none
bromine, bromo-, none
iodine, iodo-, none

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