Naming organic compounds practice

1. How do you name organic compounds easily?
2. How do you name organic compounds from skeletal structures?

How do you name organic compounds easily?

IUPAC Rules for Alkane Nomenclature

1. Find and name the longest continuous carbon chain.
2. Identify and name groups attached to this chain.
3. Number the chain consecutively, starting at the end nearest a substituent group.
4. Designate the location of each substituent group by an appropriate number and name.

How do you name organic compounds from skeletal structures?

Organic Compounds Follow a Similar Naming Pattern

1. Prefix = substituent.
2. First Name = carbon chain number.
3. Last Name = type of chain.
4. Suffix = highest priority functional group.