MCAT IUPAC ORGO

MCAT ORGO IUPAC

list the prefixes of the first four IUPAC namings for the carbon backbone

meth, eth, prop, but

Name this compound

3-ethyl-2,5 methyl-heptane

Name this compound

(2E, 4R)-4-methyl-2-hexene

What would this group be called?

methyldiene

What is this called

epoxide

What is this called?

furan

What is this called?

pyre

a molecule with a single alcohol is named with the suffix…

-ol

a molecule with tw alcohol groups is named with the suffix…

diol

What is this called

phenol

If there is a ketone in a molecule, the suffix ____ will be used

-one

if a carboxylic acid group is used, the suffix _____ ____ will be used

-oic acid

When naming alkanes, it is best to start naming from the area that produces the longest…

carbon chain

When naming alkanes, the order of substiutent groups is in…

alphabetical order

When naming alkanes, you ideally want to start from the area with the most/least number of branches

most

When naming alkenes, start numbering carbons from where ____ is located, since this has priority above anything else

double bond

What is the name of this compound?

3-carboxymethyl-heptanoic acid

If a molecule with a carboxylic acid has a seperate point of attachement (either via a methyl group or some other group) the prefix ______ is used

carboxy

When a carboxylic acid group has lost its proton and has a negative charge, it is called a

carboxylate

Name this molecule

butano-4-lactone

Name this molecule

3-methylbutano-4-lactone

What is an amine group

NH2

When a sulfur-based substituent loses its hydrogen, it is called

thioate

acid halides have high/low priority

high

aldehydes contain the suffix…

-al

what is the suffix used for a moleucle with an acid halide

-onyl halide

what is the suffix used for an amide molecule

-amide

What is a lactam

looks like a lactone but with an amide nitrogen instead

Name this compound

4-butano-lactam