Chapt pter er 21: : Organi nic c and Bioch chemi emical cal Molecul ecules es
Chapter 21: Phenomena
Phenomena: Below are the names and pictures of several
- rganic compounds. Can you determine the naming
conventions of these compounds?
heptane
C H2 CH3 CH CH2 CH2 CH2
methylcyclopropane
C H3 CH2CH2CH3
butane
CH2 CH2 CH2 C H2 CH2
cyclopentane
C H3 CH CH3 CHCH2CH3 CH3
2,3-dimethylpentane
C H2 C H2 CH2 CH2
cyclobutane
C H3 CH CH3 CH2CH3
methylbutane
C H3 CH CH2 C H2
methylcyclopentane
C H3 CH CH3 CH3
methylpropane
C H3 CH2CH2CH2CH3
pentane
C H3 CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
hexane 3-ethylhexane
C H3 CH3
ethane
CH3 C H3 CH2CH CH2 CH2CH3 CH2 C H3 CH2CH2 CH3 CH2 CH2 C H2
What are the names of the following structures and why?
CH2 CH C H2 C H2 CH2 CH2 C H2 CH2CH3 C H3 CH CH2 CH2 C H3 CH3
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