Nomenclature Flashcards
whats the name
of a functional group with ch3 etc up to four carbons
methyl ethyl propyl butyl
whats the functional group of an alcohol and how does it affect the name
an oh group
ends in ol
or starts in hydroxy
whats the name
of a hydrocarbon group with two oh groups
a diol
what are haloalkanes
an alkane with a halogen replacing a hydrogen the prefixes are chloro iodi bromo and they should be numbered the number goes before the name eg 1-chloroethane
what is an aldehyde
a carbkn with a double bond to an oxygen and a hydrogen at the end …. they can only be at the end
of molecules
the suffix is al
what is a ketone
a hydrocarbon with a carbon with a double bonded oxygen but then bonded to another carbon
ends in one
or starts with oxo
whats a carboxylic acid
a carbon with a double bonded oxygen and an oh on the other bond ends in oic acid
what is a nitrile
a carbon triple bond with nitrogen
and ends in nitrile
what are amines
a carbon with a single
bond to a nh2 molecule
it ends in amine or starts with amino