organic compounds

crude oil

mixture of different hydrocarbons

crude oil

source of asphalt and other petroleum products

aliphatic hydrocarbon

based of chains of carbons

aliphatic chains

can be linear, straight-chained, or cyclic

alkanes & cycloalkenes

saturated forms of aliphatic

alkenes, alkynes, & related structures

unsaturated form of aliphatic

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

IUPAC meaning

IUPAC

body that sets the rules for naming compounds.

Nomenclature

system for giving compounds systematic names.

empirical formula

simplest whole-number ratio

molecular formula

actual number of each type of atom in one real molecule

condensed formula

Groups atoms together along the chain

structural formula

Shows exactly how atoms are connected, drawing out every bond

sketletal formula

shows its carbon skeleton, bonds, and functional groups