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OAT Organic Chem
Nomenclature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alkanes | the simplest organic molecules consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms held together by single bonds |
| straight-chain alkanes | methane (CH4) ethane (CH3CH3) propane (CH3CH2CH3) butane (CH3CH2CH2CH3) pentane (C5H12) hexane (C6H14) heptane (C7H16) octane (C8H18) nonane (C9H20) decane (C10H22) undecane (C11H24) dodecane (C12H26) |
| branched-chain alkanes | 1. find the longest chain in the compound 2. number the chain 3. name the substituents 4. assign a number to each substituent 5. complete the name |
| substituents | are named according to their appropriate prefix with the ending -yl |