Nomenclature- Naming Organic Compounds

Question 1

Can you count in chemistry 1 to 5 in terms of carbons?

Answer 1

1. Meth
2. Eth
3. Prop
4. But
5. Pent

Question 2

Can you count 6-10 in chemistry in terms of carbons?

Answer 2

6. Hex
7. Hept
8. Oct
9. Non
10. Dec

Question 3

What is the suffix for alkanes? Can you give an example for 7?

Answer 3

-ane

Heptane

Question 4

What is the prefix for branched alkanes? Can you give the example for a CH3 propane?

Answer 4

Insert Alkyl + yl

Methylpropane

Question 5

Fill in the blanks

-ene is the suffix for…

Propene is an example.

Answer 5

Alkenes

Question 6

What are the 4 prefixes for halogenoalkanes?

Answer 6

Chloro-

Fluoro-

Bromo-

Iodo-

Question 7

True or false:

The suffix for alcohols are -al

An example is Ethanal

Answer 7

False, they are -ol

An example is ethanol

Question 8

Fill in the blanks

Aldehydes prefixes are…

An example is….

Answer 8

-al

Ethanal.

Question 9

True or false

Ketones suffix are -one.

An example is Propanone.

Answer 9

True

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Question 10

The prefix cyclo- and suffix -ane are apart of what family?

An example would be cyclohexane.

Answer 10

WILL OF-

ignore that, it’s cycloalkanes

Question 11

Carboxylic acids. What’s their suffix?

Answer 11

-oic acid

An example would be Ethanoic acid

Fun fact I learnt the difference between suffix and prefix.
Suffix goes last, prefix goes first.

Question 12

What do you call an alkyl that is that is repeated twice? What about 3?

Answer 12

Di- (insert alkyl)

Tri- (insert alkyl)