Naming Organic Compounds
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Exercise 1: Naming Organic Compounds
Data Table 1. Hydrocarbon Names.
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1
2
3
4
Compound Structure
Compound Name
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Compound Structure
Compound Name
5
6
7
8
Data Table 2. Hydrocarbon Structures.
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Compound Name
1
2-pentyne
2
Decane
3
3-nonene
4
1-heptyne
5
Ethyne
6
1-butene
7
4-decyne
8
Propane
Compound Structure
Data Table 3. Organic Compound Names.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
Compound Structure
Compound Name
#
Compound Structure
Compound Name
7
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8
Data Table 4. Organic Compound Structures.
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Compound Name
1
3-bromo-2,2-dimethylbutane
2
3-bromo-4-ethyl-1,1,1-trifluoro-5methylheptane
3
4-chloro-2,5,6-trimethyl-1-heptene
4
5-bromo-4,4-dichloro-1-hexyne
5
1,2-dichloroethene
6
5-butyl-6-fluoro-5-methyl-3-nonyne
7
1,1-dichloropropene
8
1,1,1-trichloro-8,8,8-trifluoro-4-octyne
Compound Structure
Questions
A.
Determine the molecular formula for the following hydrocarbons:
a. Hexane =
b. Methane =
c. Propyne =
d. 1-pentene =
e. 2-octyne =
f. Decane =
g. Heptane =
h. 4-nonene =
B.
Describe the difference between a saturated hydrocarbon and an unsaturated
hydrocarbon. Name a total of 3 saturated hydrocarbons and a total of 3 unsaturated
hydrocarbons from Data Table 1 and Data Table 2.
C.
In your own words list the rules for naming hydrocarbons and substituted hydrocarbons.
Be detailed in listing all rules including the priority for numbering carbons, prefixes and
suffixes, and the structure of the name.