Naming Branched-Chain Alkanes |
Key Concepts
- name and number longest carbon chain
- identify branches
- lowest number combinations
- name each branch (alkyl group)
| methyl CH3 |
| ethyl C2H5 |
| propyl C3H7 |
- For more than 1 of the same alkyl group use:
- commas between numbers
- hyphens between numbers and words
- arrange branches alphabetically
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Related AUS-e-TUTE Topics |
| Summary of Nomenclature
Naming Straight Chain Alkanes
Naming Simple Alkenes
Naming Simple Alkynes
Naming Structural Isomers of Alkanes
Naming Structural Isomers of Alkenes
Naming Alkanols
Naming Haloalkanes
Carboxylic (alkanoic) Acids
Amines
Functional Groups
Combustion of Hydrocarbons
Halogenation of Hydrocarbons
Properties and Uses of Alkanes
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