October 24 - Nomenclature 2

Question 1

Common names of alkyl halides

Answer 1

The name of the alkyl group followed by the name of the halogen

ex: methyl chloride (CH3Cl)

Question 2

IUPAC system of naming alkyl halides

Answer 2

Halogens are named as substituted alkanes with prefixes ending with “o”

Examples of prefixes: chloro- iodo- bromo-

Question 3

Primary, secondary, and tertiary alkyl halides

Answer 3

Have a halogen bonded to a primary, secondary, and tertiary carbon respectively

Question 4

Primary, secondary, and tertiary amines

Answer 4

Refers to the amount of alkyl groups bonded to the nitrogen, primary being one, secondary being two, and tertiary being three