Organic Chemistry: Functional Groups and Hydrocarbons

Substituents are alphabetized based on the first letter of the substituent, with the substituent starting with the earliest letter in the alphabet coming first.

Numbers are separated by commas, and numbers are separated from letters by dashes.

2,3,3-trimethylpentane

<p>A nonane chain with four methyl substituents at positions 4, 4, 5, and 5.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You find the parent cycloalkane, count the number of carbon atoms in the ring, and add the prefix 'cyclo-' to the parent's name.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You start numbering at the substituent that comes first alphabetically, and then give the second substituent the lower number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1,1,2-trimethylcyclopropane</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cyclohexane ring with an ethyl substituent at position 4 and methyl substituents at positions 1 and 2.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You number the substituents starting from the one that comes first alphabetically, and then give the second substituent the lower number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To indicate that the compound is a cycloalkane, rather than an alkane.</p> Signup and view all the answers