Organic Chem Flashcards by Jalisa Bland

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alkanes

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are the simplest organic molecules, consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms held together by single bonds

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straight-chain alkanes

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methane = CH4
ethane = CH3CH3
propane = CH3CH2CH3
butane = CH3CH2CH2CH3
pentane = C5H12
hexane = C6H14
heptane = C7H16
octane = C8H18
nonane = C9H20
decane = C10H22
undecane = C11H24
-dodecane = C12H26

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naming alkanes (branched-chain alkanes)

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find the longest chain in the compound
number the chain
name the substituents
assign a number to each substituent
complete the name

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