nomenclature of alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes and alkynes Flashcards

1
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what provides a system of naming organic compounds

A

IUPAC

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1
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what does IUPAC stands for

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international union of pure and applied chemistry

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2
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parent name is the…

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longest continuous carbon chain

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3
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suffix is indicates what…

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functional group is present

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4
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prefix tellus us the.. and…

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identity location
no. of subst

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5
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 1 carbon atoms

A

methane

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6
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 2 carbon atoms

A

ethane

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7
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 3 carbon atoms

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propane

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8
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 4 carbon atoms

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butane

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9
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 5 carbon atoms

A

pentane

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10
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 6 carbon atoms

A

hexane

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11
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 7 carbon atoms

A

heptane

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12
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 8 carbon atoms

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octane

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13
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 9 carbon atoms

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nonane

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14
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 10 carbon atoms

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decane

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15
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 11 carbon atoms

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undecane

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16
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name the name of linear alkanes:
has 12 carbon atoms

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dodecane

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17
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carbon subst are called

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“alkyl groups”

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18
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what group are not part of the parent chain

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alky groups

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19
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what are substituent

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they are groups attached to the main chain of a molecule

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20
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what are alkyl groups

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saturated subs containing only C and H

21
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what is the alkyl name that has 1 no. of C atoms

A

methyl

22
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what is the alkyl name that has 2 no. of C atoms

A

ethyl

23
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what is the alkyl name that has 3 no. of C atoms

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propyl

24
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what is the alkyl name that has 4 no. of C atoms

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butyl

25
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what do u call a C that is bonded to one C

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primary C

26
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what do u call a C that is bonded to twoC

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secondary C

27
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what do u call a C that is bonded to three C

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tertiary C

28
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what do u call a C that is bonded to four C

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quarternary C

29
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name the cycloalkanes that has 3 C atoms

A

cyclopropane

30
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name the cycloalkanes that has 4 C atoms

A

cyclobutane

31
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name the cycloalkanes that has 5 C atoms

A

cyclopentane

32
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name the cycloalkanes that has 6 C atoms

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cyclohexane

33
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in naming the cycloalkanes, do we need to indicate the location of a single subst?

A

no need

34
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if the no. of carbon in the ring is greater than or equal to the number of carbons in the longest chain, the compound is named as

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a cycloalkane

35
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if there are more carbon in the chain, the compound is named as

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an alkane

36
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general formula of alkenes

A

CnH2n

37
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general formula of alkynes

A

CnH2n-2

38
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what contains 2 C-C double bonds that can be cumulated, conjugated or nonconjugated

A

alkadienes or
dienes

39
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cumulated

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next to each other

40
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conjugated

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separated by one C-C single bond

41
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nonconjugated

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separated more than one C-C single bond

42
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what kind of isomers that has a restricted rotation around the C atoms of a double bond

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stereoisomers

43
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cis isomers

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same side

44
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trans isomer

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opposite side

45
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what are isomers that differ only in the 3D arrangement of atoms

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stereoisomers

46
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what isomers differ in a way the atoms are bonded to each other

A

constitutional isomers

47
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what are compounds with 2 double bonds

A

diene

48
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dienes are named by changing the ‘-ane’ ending of the parent alkane to

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‘-adiene’

49
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when naming cycloalkanes, the double bond is located

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between C1 and C2

50
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the term ‘enyne’ simply implies the presence of both

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alkene and alkyne

51
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alkene + alkyne

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eneyne