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What are the steps to naming a compound?

  1. identify parent chain

  2. number the chain

  3. name substituents

  4. assign number to each substituent

  5. complete name

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Which chain is the parent chain if there is more than one of equal length connected?

the more substituted chain

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Where is C1 when there is a highest order functional group?

C closest to the high-priority functional group

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Where is C1 if all substituents are of equal priority?

Where the substituents have the lowest numbers

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If double/triple bonds have a tie for lowest number, which takes priority?

double bond

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How do you name alkanes?

replace -ane with -yl

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How do you name substituents that occur multiple times?

Use prefixes: di-, tri-, tetra-

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

t-butyl

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

neopentyl

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

isopropyl

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

sec-butyl

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

isobutyl

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How do you number the substituents?

It is the same as the C they are attached to

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How do you put the name together?

  • substituents are placed in abc order

  • number goes in front of substituent

  • numbers are separated by commas

  • words are separated by dashes

  • finish with parent chain name including highest functional group

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<p>What is the name of this compound?</p>

What is the name of this compound?

4-ethyl-5-isopropyl-3,3-dimethyloctane

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What is a hydrocarbon?

molecule that only contains C and H

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What is an alcohol?

molecule that contains at least one -OH group

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What is the general formula for hydrocarbons?

CnH(2n+2)

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How do you name alkyl halides?

prefix: fluoro-, chloro-, bromo-, iodo-

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How do you name double bonds?

replace -ane with -ene

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How do you name triple bonds?

replace -ane with -yne

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Which number in the double/triple bond gets added to the name?

whichever is lower

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What is the alkane nomenclature for 1-8C chains?

  1. methane

  2. ethane

  3. propane

  4. butane

  5. pentane

  6. hexane

  7. heptane

    1. octane

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How do you name alcohols?

replace -e with -ol

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What is the prefix for alcohols if they’re not the highest functional group?

hydroxy-

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

ethanol

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

5-methyl-2-heptanol

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

6-hepten-1-ol

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What is the common name formula for alcohols?

alkyl group + alcohol

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<p>What is the <strong>common</strong> name?</p>

What is the common name?

isopropyl alcohol

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How do you name an alcohol with 2 hydroxyl groups?

replace -ol with -diol and add both numbers to front

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What is a geminal diol?

alcohol with two hydroxyl groups on the came C

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What is a vicinal diol?

alcohol with two hydroxyl groups on adjacent Cs

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What is another name for geminal diols?

hydrates

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Why are geminal diols not commonly seen?

they spontaneously dehydrate to create a carbonyl compound (has C=O)

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What’s the difference between aldehydes and ketones?

aldehydes are on terminal C while ketones are on a C in the middle of the chain

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How do you name an aldehyde?

replace -e with -al

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

butanal

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

5,5-dimethylhexanal

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

formaldehyde

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

acetaldehyde

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

propionaldehyde

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How do you name a ketone?

replace -e with -one

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What is the common name formula for ketones?

alkyl groups in ABC order + ketone

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

2-pentanone

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<p>What is the IUPAC name</p>

What is the IUPAC name

IUPAC: 2-propanone

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<p>What is the common name using the formula?</p>

What is the common name using the formula?

dimethylketone

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

acetone

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What is the prefix for aldehydes if not highest priority?

oxo-

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What is the prefix for ketones if not highest priority?

keto- or oxo-

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With carbonyls, how else may the adjacent Cs be named?

greek letters

alpha ⍺ → beta β → gamma 𝛄 → delta 𝛅

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<p>What is the IUPAC and common name?</p>

What is the IUPAC and common name?

IUPAC: 3-butene-2-one

Common: methylvinylketone

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What is a Carboxylic Acid?

terminal COOH

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How do you name carboxylic acids?

replace -e with -oic acid

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

formic acid

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

acetic acid

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<p>What is the common name?</p>

What is the common name?

propionic acid

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What is an ester?

COOR

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What is the R group in an ester?

hydrocarbon chain

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How do you name an ester?

first term: alkyl name of R group

second term: parent acid with -oate instead of -oic acid

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

ethyl propanoate

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

propyl methanoate

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

methyl butanoate

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What is an amide?

CONR

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How many R groups can there be in an amide?

up to 3

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How do you number the R groups in an amide?

N instead of a number

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How do you name an amide?

first term: alkyl groups attached to N

second term: parent acid with -amide suffix

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

N-ethyl-N-methylbutanamide

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

propanamide

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

N,N-dimethylethanamide

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What is an anhydride?

2 carboxylic acids attached with a water removed

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What is the structure of most anhydrides?

cyclic

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How do you name a symmetric anhydride?

replace -acid with -anhydride

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How do you name an asymmetric anyhydride?

name both acids followed by anhydride

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<p>What is the name?</p>

What is the name?

ethanoic propanoic anhydride

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<p>What is the IUPAC and common name?</p>

What is the IUPAC and common name?

IUPAC: ethanoic anhydride

Common: acetic anhydride

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What is the priority list of functional groups from highest to lowest?

  1. carboxylic acid

  2. anhydride

  3. ester

  4. amide

  5. aldehyde

  6. ketone

  7. alcohol

  8. alkene

  9. alkyne

  10. alkane

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What is the prefix and suffix of carboxylic acids?

prefix: carboxy-

suffix: -oic acid

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What is the prefix and suffix of anhydrides?

prefix: alkyloxycarbonyl-

suffix: -anhydride

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What is the prefix and suffix of esters?

prefix: alkoxycarbonyl-

suffix: -oate

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What is the prefix and suffix of amides?

prefix: carbamoyl- or amido-

suffix: -amide

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What is the prefix and suffix of aldehydes?

prefix: oxo-

suffix: -al

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What is the prefix and suffix of ketones?

prefix: oxo- or keto-

suffix: -one

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What is the prefix and suffix of alcohols?

prefix: hydroxy-

suffix: -ol

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What is the prefix and suffix of alkenes?

prefix: alkenyl-

Suffix: -ene

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What is the prefix and suffix of alkynes?

prefix: alkenyl-

suffix: -yl

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What is the prefix and suffix of alkanes?

prefix: alkyl-

suffix: -ane

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What is a structural isomer?

Two molecules that have the same formula

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What must be the same for structural isomers?

Molecular weight

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For structural isomers, are chemical properties same or different?

different

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For structural isomers, are physical properties same or different?

Different

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<p>What kind of isomer are these?</p>

What kind of isomer are these?

Structural

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What are stereoisomers?

share same atomic connectivity but differ in 3D orientation

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What are conformational isomers?

molecules that differ in rotation around a single bond

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What are configurational isomers?

molecules that can only be interconverted by breaking a bond

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What is a good way to visualize conformational isomers?

Newman Projections

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Where is a Newman projection visualized?

along line extending through C-C bond axis

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What conformation is the lowest energy-state for straight-chain conformational isomers?

anti conformation

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What is staggered conformation?

No overlap of atoms along line of sight

<p>No overlap of atoms along line of sight</p>
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What is Anti Conformation?

Two largest groups are in same plane but on opposite sides

<p>Two largest groups are in same plane but on opposite sides</p>
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