ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Naming organic compounds

Common namesName Formula

Acetone

Toluene

Acetylene

Vynil Chloride

The IUPAC nomenclature systemCommon name Systematic IUPAC name

Acetone Propan-2-one

Toluene Methylbenzene

Acetylene Ethyne

Vynil Chloride Chloroethene

Naming organic compounds

• Steps:– Name the main chain.– Number the carbon atoms in the main chain.– Identify and number the substituents (radicals).– Identify the family (functional group).

Naming compounds

• Predict the systematic IUPAC names of the following compounds:

Pentane

4-ethyl-2-methylhexane

Chloroethane

4-bromo-2-methylhexane

3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol

4-methyl-2-pentene

Reminders