Organic Chem- Naming Compounds

Question 1

How do you identify an alkyne

Answer 1

C-C triple bond
-yne suffix
Eg ethyne

Question 2

How do you identify an alcohol??

Answer 2

C-O-H bond
-ol suffix
Eg methanol

Question 3

What are haloalkanes??

Answer 3

A halogen group attached to an alkane

They have the relevant prefix eg 1-bromo-2chloro propane

Question 4

How do you identify an aldehyde??

Answer 4

Carbon double bonded to an oxygen, and single bonded to a hydrogen (end of molecule)
-al suffix
Eg ethanal

Question 5

How do you identify a ketone??

Answer 5

Carbon attached to two other carbons, and double bonded to an oxygen
-one suffix
Eg propanone

Question 6

How do you identify a carboxylic acid??

Answer 6

Carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to an OH group
-oic acid
Eg Ethanoic acid

Question 7

How do you name organic compounds?

Answer 7

Attached groups written in alphabetical order, eg ethyl comes before methyl even tho methyl is bigger