Nomenclature Flashcards
Cycloalkanes
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
prefix that indicates the number of hydroxyl groups present
-anediol, -anetriol
prefix that indicates the number of double bonds present
-adiene, -atriene
Aldehydes
-anal, -anedial
Ketones
-anone, -anedione, -anetrione
Carboxylic Acids
-anoic acid, -anedioic acid
Esters
alkyl group -yl
acyl portion of the name replace the -ic acid suffix of the corresponding carboxylic acid with -ate
Amines
named like ethers
Summary of functional groups: functional group, prefix, suffix
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