IUPAC names to memorize

1-carbon saturated group

methane

2-carbon saturated group

ethane

3-carbon saturated group

propane

4-carbon saturated group

butane

how are the 5C - 10C carbons names?

polygon prefixes

11C saturated group

undecane

isopropyl group

sec-Butyl (sec-Bu)

isobutyl

tert-Butyl

isopentyl (isoamyl)

neopentyl

tert-pentyl (tert-amyl)

hydrocarbon suffix

-e

alcohol suffix

-ol

aldehyde suffix

-al

amine suffix

-amine

ketone suffix

-one

carboxylic acid suffix

-oic acid

all single bonds infix

-ane-

double bond infix

-ene-

triple bond infix

-yn-