ochem IUPAC

just tryna memorize for my ochem exam lol

1 carbon

methane

2 carbons

ethane

3 carbons

propane

4 carbons

butane

5 carbons

pentane

6 carbons

hexane

7 carbons

Heptane

8 carbons

octane

9 carbons

nonane

10 carbons

Decane

11 carbons

Undecane

12 carbons

Dodecane

no bond

-ane

double bond

-ene

triple bond

-yne

F

fluoro-

Cl

chloro-

Br

bromo-

I

iodo-

isopropyl

sec-butyl

tert-butyl

isobutyl

ethers

2 alkyl groups attached to the oxygen are put in alphabetical order with spaces between the names and they are followed by the word ether. The prefix di- is used if both alkyl groups are the same.

aldehydes

Organic compounds containing a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to at least one hydrogen atom. They are typically found at the end of carbon chains and are named by replacing the '-e' ending of the corresponding alkane with '-al.'