Chemistry: Organic

alkanes

single bond, straight, branched, cyclic

alkenes

double bond, straight, branched, cyclic

alkynes

triple bond, straight, branched

meth

1

eth

2

prop

3

but

4

pent

5

hex

6

hept

7

oct

8

non

9

dec

10

inorganic

chemistry of non living things

organic

chemistry of living things/ chemistry of carbon

nomenclature

system of naming

organic chem

descriptive

isomer

same molecular formula but different structure

ehtyl

1 carbon chain

methyl

2 carbon chain

propyl

3 carbon chain

parent chain

longest continuous chain of carbon with all double and triple bonds

benzene

not stationary structure; alternates between single and double bonds

element/branches

chloro, bromo, and nitro