IUPAC Nomenclature Quiz

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (informally called the Blue Book)

To avoid long and tedious names in normal communication, except when it is necessary to give an unambiguous and absolute definition to a compound

<p>Identification of the parent hydrocarbon chain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are often substantially shorter and clearer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The distillation of wine was attested in Arabic works in the twelfth century.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, in the ninth century CE, recognized that by adding salt to boiling wine, the flammability of the resulting vapors may be enhanced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The hydroxyl (−OH) functional group strongly modifies the properties of hydrocarbons in alcohols.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The OH group in alcohols confers hydrophilic (water-loving) properties to hydrocarbons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cholesterol is an example of a complex alcohol mentioned in the text.</p> Signup and view all the answers