Naming Alkanes and Chiral Molecules

Flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture on naming alkanes, cycloalkanes, and chiral molecules.

The first step in naming alkanes is to identify the __.

Longest Carbon Chain

When numbering the carbon chain, you should start from the side closest to a __ point.

branch

In naming alkanes, the names of all branch points and the main chain should be listed in __ order.

alphabetical

Cycloalkanes start numbering with the branch carbon that comes first __.

alphabetically

An isopropyl group is a propyl group that is __ onto the center carbon.

branched

Chiral molecules are those that have a nonsuperimposable __ image.

mirror

Ordinary objects like your __ can be considered chiral.

hands

If two molecules have the same connectivity but are mirror images, they are considered __.

enantiomers

All chiral molecules will contain at least one __ center.

chiral

A chiral center must have four different groups bonded to it and cannot have two identical groups, like two __.

hydrogens