Naming Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbon

Compound of primarily carbon and hydrogen

Prefixes

tells how many carbons in the parent chain

Prefix: Meth-

One Carbon Chain

Prefix: Eth-

Two Carbon Chain

Prefix: Prop-

Three Carbon Chain

Prefix: But-

Four Carbon Chain

Prefix: Pent-

Five Carbon Chain

Prefix: Hex-

Six Carbon Chain

Prefix: Hept-

Seven Carbon Chain

Prefix: Oct-

Eight Carbon Chain

Prefix: Non-

Nine Carbon Chain

Prefix: Dec

Ten Carbon Chain

Prefix: Cyclo-

Ring Structure (Of carbon chain)

Nickname for the Ring structure...

bensyne ring [Most common ring structure]

Suffix: -ane

only single bonds between carbon atoms in a parent chain

Suffix: -ene

one or more double bonds between carbon atoms in a parent chain

Suffix: -yne

one or more triple bonds between carbon atoms in a parent chain

Carbon can have and wants __ bonds for a full outer valence

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when using the suffixes of -ene and -yne there is a number placed infront of the word telling...

where you find the double or triple bonds