Organic Chemistry (Naming)

Question 1

IUPAC name of alkanes

Answer 1

-ane
(e.g., butane)

Question 2

IUPAC and common name of alkenes

Answer 2

IUPAC: -ene
Common name: alkylene
(e.g., butene, butylene)

Question 3

IUPAC and common name of alkynes

Answer 3

IUPAC: -yne
Common name: alkyl acetylene
(e.g., butyne, butyl acetylene)

Question 4

IUPAC and common name of alcohols

Answer 4

IUPAC: -ol
Common name: alkyl alcohol
(e.g., butanol, butyl alcohol)

Question 5

IUPAC and common name of aldehydes

Answer 5

IUPAC: -al
Common name: -aldehyde
(e.g., butanal, butyraldehyde)

Question 6

IUPAC and common name of ketones

Answer 6

IUPAC: -one
Common name: alkyl ketone
(e.g., butanone, butyl ketone)

Question 7

IUPAC and common name of carboxylic acids

Answer 7

IUPAC: alkanoic acid
Common name: -ic acid
(e.g., butanoic acid, butyric acid)

Question 8

IUPAC and common name of alkyl halides

Answer 8

IUPAC: halo alkane
Common name: alkyl halide
(e.g., chloro butane, butyl chloride)

Question 9

IUPAC and common name of ethers

Answer 9

IUPAC: alkoxy alkane
Common name: alkyl ether
(e.g., ethoxybutane, butyl ethyl ether)

Question 10

IUPAC and common name of acid halide

Answer 10

IUPAC: alkanoyl halide
Common name: -yl halide
(e.g., butanoyl chloride, butyryl chloride)

Question 11

IUPAC and common name of acid anhydride

Answer 11

IUPAC: alkanoic anhydride
Common name: -ic anhydride
(e.g., butanoic anhydride, butyric anhydride)

Question 12

IUPAC and common name of esters

Answer 12

IUPAC: alkyl alkanoate
Common name: alkyl -ate
(e.g., butyl ethanoate, butyl ethanate)

Question 13

IUPAC and common name of acid amides

Answer 13

IUPAC: alkanamide
Common name: -amide
(e.g., butanamide, butyramide)

Question 14

IUPAC name of amines

Answer 14

amino alkane / alkyl amine
(e.g., amino butane, butylamine)