nomenclature of alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes and alkynes Flashcards
what provides a system of naming organic compounds
IUPAC
what does IUPAC stands for
international union of pure and applied chemistry
parent name is the…
longest continuous carbon chain
suffix is indicates what…
functional group is present
prefix tellus us the.. and…
identity location
no. of subst
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 1 carbon atoms
methane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 2 carbon atoms
ethane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 3 carbon atoms
propane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 4 carbon atoms
butane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 5 carbon atoms
pentane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 6 carbon atoms
hexane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 7 carbon atoms
heptane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 8 carbon atoms
octane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 9 carbon atoms
nonane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 10 carbon atoms
decane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 11 carbon atoms
undecane
name the name of linear alkanes:
has 12 carbon atoms
dodecane
carbon subst are called
“alkyl groups”
what group are not part of the parent chain
alky groups
what are substituent
they are groups attached to the main chain of a molecule