Chem 12A Midterm 1

Give the prefix to an alkane with 1 carbon atom.

Meth-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 2 carbon atoms.

Eth-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 3 carbon atoms.

Prop-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 4 carbon atoms.

But-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 5 carbon atoms.

Pent-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 6 carbon atoms.

Hex-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 7 carbon atoms.

Hept-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 8 carbon atoms.

Oct-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 9 carbon atoms.

Non-

Give the prefix to an alkane with 10 carbon atoms.

Dec-

What is the halo substituent prefix for a haloalkane with -Cl?

Chloro-

What is the halo substituent prefix for a haloalkane with -F?

Fluoro-

What is the halo substituent prefix for a haloalkane with -Br?

Bromo-

What is the halo substituent prefix for a haloalkane with -I?

Iodo-

What is the halo substituent prefix for a nitroalkane with -NO2?

Nitro-

What is the form of a ether title?

alkoxy- (prefix alk- is replaced by the branch structures alkane prefix)

What do you add as a suffix to a compound containing a carbon-carbon double bond?

-ene

What do you add as a suffix to a compound containing a carbon-carbon triple bond?

-yne

What does an alkene functional group look like?

What does an alkyne functional group look like?

What does an arene/aromatic compound look like?

What does an alkyl halide functional group look like?

What does an alcohol look like?

What does a phenol look like?

What does a thiol look like?

What does an ether look like?

What does an acetal look like?

What does an hemiacetal look like?

What dose an epoxide look like?

What does an amine look like?

What does a nitrile look like?

What does a ketone look like?

What does an aldehyde look like?

What does carboxylic acid look like?

What does an ester look like?

What does an amide look like?