Organic Nomenclature

Question 1

What is the functional group of an alkene?

Answer 1

carbon double bond

Question 2

What do alkenes end in?

Answer 2

-ene

Question 3

What is the functional group of an alcohol?

Answer 3

OH group

Question 4

What do alcohols end in?

Answer 4

-anol

Question 5

What is the functional group of a haloalkanes?

Answer 5

• choloro
• bromo
• iodo

Question 6

What do haloalkanes end in?

Answer 6

-ane

Question 7

What is the functional group of an aldehyde?

Answer 7

double bond between carbon and oxygen

- ON THE END NO NEED TO NUMBER IT!

Question 8

What do aldehydes end in?

Answer 8

-anal

Question 9

What is the functional group of a ketones?

Answer 9

double bond between carbon and oxygen

- NOT ON THE END SO NUMBERING NEEDED!

Question 10

What do ketones end in?

Answer 10

-anone

Question 11

What is the functional group of a carboxylic acid?

Answer 11

-COOH group (no numbering)

Question 12

What do carboxylic acids end in?

Answer 12

-oic acid

Question 13

What is the functional group of a nitriles?

Answer 13

triple bond between carbon and nitrogen

Question 14

What do nitriles end in?

Answer 14

-nitrile

Question 15

What is the functional group of an amine?

Answer 15

-NH2

Question 16

What do amines end in?

Answer 16

-amine

Question 17

What is the prefix alcohols (OH) when they are a side chain?

Answer 17

Hydroxy

Question 18

What is the prefix ketones when they are a side chain?

Answer 18

Oxo

Question 19

What is the prefix amines when they are a side chain?

Answer 19

amino

Question 20

Rules!

Answer 20

1. Count the longest connected carbon chain
2. Look for the functional group to decide the suffix
3. Number functional group
4. Look for additional side chains
5. Number additional side chains
6. Put the name together
   (remember more the one suffix; di, tri, tetra