Organic Basics

Question 1

Longest carbon chain count?

Answer 1

1 - meth
2 - eth
3 - prop
4 - but
5 - pent
6 - hex
7 - hept
8 - oct
9 - non
10 - dec

Question 2

What are branched chains

Answer 2

methyl groups and co

Question 3

If more than one functional group?

Answer 3

2 - di
3 - tri
4 - tetra
5 - penta
6 - hexa

Question 4

What is important about listing

Answer 4

Always list alphabetically

Question 5

For which functional groups is an A added to the stem name when there is more than one of those functional groups?

Answer 5

Alkenes

Question 6

For which functional groups is an A added to the stem name when there is more than one of those functional groups?

Answer 6

Aldehydes
Ketones
Alcohols

Question 7

What exceptions are to the rule of always specifying positions of functional groups

Answer 7

Carboxylic acids
Aldehydes

Question 8

What is the priority list

Answer 8

Carboxylic acids
Aldehydes
Ketones
Alcohols
Alkenes
Halogenalkenes

Question 9

When is the prefix ‘hydroxy’ used

Answer 9

When there is another functional group with alcohol in the organic molecule and alcohol isn’t the highest priority

Question 10

When you have an alkene and alcohol what do you do

Answer 10

no.ene.no.ol

Question 11

Aldehydes?
Ketones?

Answer 11

Both have C = O
Suffix for aldehydes is ‘AL’
While for ketones is ‘ONE’
Aldehydes always at end of carbon chain while ketones within

Question 12

Carboxylic acids?

Answer 12

Contain COOH
Suffix is ‘oic acid’
Always at end of carbon chain