Nomenclature Definitions – Flashcards
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This is the name for an 11 carbon alkane.
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undecane
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This is the name for a 12 carbon alkane.
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dodecane
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Carbon chain substituents are named according to their greek number root followed by this suffix.
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yl
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A normal propyl substituent has this prefix added to it and is called ____________
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n n-propyl
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isopropyl
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isobutyl
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sec-butyl
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tert-butyl
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isopentyl
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neopentyl
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in Chemistry, when a functional group is on adjacent carbons, the molecule is described as _____________

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vicinal
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ethylene glycol
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________ diols are in the "vicinity" of each other - that is, from adjacent carbons.

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vicinal
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methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether)
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4-ethyl-5-isopropyl-3,3-dimethyl octane (di-, tri-, sec-, tert-, n-, is ignored in alphabetizing, but iso-, neo-, and cyclo- are not)
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3-isopropyl-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane (the carbon with the most stuff attached to it will be assigned the number 1: greates substitution)
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cyclobutane
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cyclooctane
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cyclopropane
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methylcyclobutane
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2-ethyl-1-pentene
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cyclohexyne
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ethyne (acetylene)
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4-methylhex-2-yne
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2-chloro-3-iodopentane
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1-chloro-2-methylcyclohexane
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methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether)
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1-isopropoxyhexane (n-hexyl isopropyl ether)
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butanal
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5,5-dimethylhexanal
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formaldehyde (methanal)
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acetaldehyde (ethanal)
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propionaldehyde (propanal)
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2-pentanone
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3-(5-oxohexyl)-cyclohexanone
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acetone
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methyl vinyl ketone (3-butene-2-one)
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methanoic acid (formic acid)
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ethanoic acid (acetic acid)
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propanoic acid (propionic acid)
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4-aminohept-2-en-1-ol
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ethanamine