IUPAC naming rules for organic compounds taught in a college organic chemistry sequence.
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- What is the suffix for alkanes (single-bond hydrocarbons)?
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-ane- What is the suffix for alkenes (one double bond)?
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-ene- What is the suffix for alkynes (one triple bond)?
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-yne- What is the suffix for alcohols?
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-ol- What is the suffix for aldehydes?
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-al- What is the suffix for ketones?
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-one- What is the suffix for carboxylic acids?
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-oic acid- What is the suffix for esters?
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-oate- What is the suffix for primary amines?
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-amine- What is the suffix for compounds with two double bonds?
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-diene- Define the parent chain in IUPAC nomenclature.
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The longest continuous chain of carbon atoms in the molecule.- Define a substituent in IUPAC nomenclature.
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An atom or group of atoms attached to the parent chain.- What carbon prefix is used for a 1-carbon chain?
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meth-- What carbon prefix is used for a 2-carbon chain?
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eth-- What carbon prefix is used for a 3-carbon chain?
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