Organic Compounds Test Questions – Flashcards
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
alkanes
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These are saturated with all single bonds between C's
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METHANE |
CH4 |
ETHANE |
C2H6 |
PROPANE |
C3H8 |
BUTANE |
C4H10 |
PENTANE |
C5H12 |
HEXANE |
|
HEPTANE |
C7H16 |
OCTANE |
C8H18 |
NONANE |
C9H20 |
DECANE |
C10H22 |
alkenes (remove two H's from the alkenes and change to "ene")
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These are unsaturated with a double bond between two C's
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CAN NOT DO FOR METHANE |
ETHENE |
C2H4 |
PROPENE |
C3H6 |
BUTENE |
C4H8 |
PENTENE |
C5H10 |
HEXENE |
C6H12 |
HEPTENE |
C7H14 |
OCTENE |
C8H16 |
NONENE |
C9H18 |
DECENE |
C10H20 |
alkynes (remove four H's from the alkanes and change to "yne")
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These are unsaturated with a triple bond betwen two C's |
CAN NOT DO FOR METHANE |
ETHYNE |
C2H2 |
PROPYNE |
C3H4 |
BUTYNE |
C4H6 |
PENTYNE |
C5H8 |
HEXYNE |
C6H10 |
HEPTYNE |
C7H12 |
OCTYNE |
C8H14 |
NONYNE |
C9H16 |
DECYNE |
C10H18 |
alcohol (remove one H fromthe alkanes ; then add OH, changing the ending name to "ol") |
Example: Alkanes: CH4 (methane) Alcohol: CH3OH (methyl alcohol or methanol)
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PROPYL ALCOHOL or PROPANOL |
C3H7OH |
BUTYL ALCOHOL or BUTANOL |
C4H9OH |
PENTYL ALCOHOL or PENTANOL |
C5H11OH |
HEXYL ALCOHOL or HEXANOL |
C6H13OH |
HEPTYL ALCOHOL or HEPTANOL |
C7H15OH |
OCTYL ALCOHOL or OCTANOL |
C8H17OH |
