Organic Chemistry Exam 1 Refresher

Memorization/Important information

Methane

• 1 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: CH4

• Composition: CH4

Ethane

• 2 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: CH₂CH₆

• Composition: CH₃-CH₃

Propane

• 3 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: CH₃CH₈

• Composition: CH₃-CH₂-CH₃

Butane

• 4 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₄H₁₀

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₂-CH₃

Pentane

• 5 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₅H₁₂

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₃-CH₃

Hexane

• 6 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₄

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₄-CH₃

Heptane

• 7 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₇H₁₆

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₅-CH₃

Octane

• 8 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₈H₁₈

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₆-CH₃

Nonane

• 9 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₉H₂₀

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₇-CH₃

Decane

• 10 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₀H₂₂

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₈-CH₃

Undecane

• 11 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₁H₂₄

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₉-CH₃

Dodecane

• 12 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₂₆

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₀-CH₃

Tridecane

• 13 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₃H₂₈

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₁-CH₃

Tetradecane

• 14 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₄H₃₀

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₂-CH₃

Pentadecane

• 15 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₅H₃₂

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₃-CH₃

Hexadecane

• 16 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₆H₃₄

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₄-CH₃

Heptadecane

• 17 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₇H₃₆

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₅-CH₃

Octadecane

• 18 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₈H₃₈

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₆-CH₃

Nonadecane

• 19 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₁₉H₄₀

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₇-CH₃

Icosane

• 20 Carbon Chain

• Molecular Formula: C₂₀H₄₂

• Composition: CH₃-(CH₂)₁₈-CH₃

Alkanes

Alkenes

Alkynes

Alcohols

Amines

Carbonyl

Carboxylic Acids

Amines

Ketone