What is the chemical

name of this compound?

THE SPECIAL NATURE OF CARBON

CHAINS AND RINGS
CARBON ATOMS CAN BE ARRANGED IN
STRAIGHT CHAINS

BRANCHED CHAINS

RINGS

You can also get a combination of rings and chains

Example showing IUPAC

All Name
are single bond
H
H

means ane . No
suffix here.

H
H

H
3

H
H
H C H

4C root name is
But
Side chain
as a prefix
Butane

H
2-methyl propane

Rules of Naming of IUPAC

nomenclature of oganic compound

Side chain of
Alkyl group
with position

Root name of compound

Position+an
e or ene or
yne

IUPAC name
of that
functional
group with
position

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Naming Compounds With

Functional Groups
Carboxyli oic
Acid
Acid

Amines

amine or amino as a prefix

Ester

Alkene

ene

Aldehyde al

Alkyne

yne

Ketones

one

Ether

Ethoxy as prefix

Alcohol

ol

halohydrocarbons

Fluoro, bromo, chloro or

iodo

oate

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Carboxylic Acids
Suffix = oic

Butan-1-oic acid
Note that the acid
group (called a
carboxyl) is always
on an end carbon or
carbon 1

Esters
Suffix = oate

Ethyl butanoate

Butyl ethanoate
There are two
branches. The
branch with the
carbonyl gets the
suffix

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Aldehydes and Alkanals

Suffix = al

Propanal
Note that
the
aldeyhde
group is
always on
an end
carbon or
carbon 1

Ketones or Alkanones
Suffix = one

Propan-2-one
(also known as acetone)
Butan-2-one
(also known as methyl ethyl ketone)

Pentan-2-one
(note the number is necessary
Because the C=O could be on carbon
2 or carbon 3)
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Alcohols
Propan -1-ol

Propan -2-ol

2-methylpropan-2-ol

Suffix = ol

Ethers
Suffix = oxyon first branch

Ethoxyethane
(diethylether)
Ethoxybutane
(ethylbutyl ether)

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