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Summary of Matric Organic Chemistry: -How to name organic molecules -properties of the homologous series -intermolecular forces of the homologous series and how they affect melting points and boiling points -organic reactions and their reaction conditions

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NAMING OF SUBSTANCES


number of carbons
in main chain functional group

SUBSTITUENT PREFIX ROOT SUFFIX




·
find the main chain . This must include the functional gralp !
2
which carbon is #1 ?


preference is given to : functional group ; double bonds ; substituent (alkyl group/halogens (
-
δ ㅐ
-




hydroxy) > double bond >
halogen/alkyl group
if two halogens/substituents have the same number when numbered from different ends,

the carbons ar numbered according to
alphabetical order of the halogens/substituents
3 Name the
longest chain (number of carbons) & ROOT

↑ Name the suffix (functional . Halogens named as substituent prefix
group)
5 &
Name alkyl halogen substituents >
- PREFIX

6 if 2 identical substituent : use di/tri
> write substituents in alphabetical order (di/tri to be Ignored) , irrespective of

what carbon they're attached to
8 'a' must be added to the root before-diene (buta-1 ,
5-diene ; but -
1 ,
2
* dienel


Naming Alcohols O-H

'e' remains if its adio (butane-1 2-diol) ,

1
suffix'- ol

2'e' is removed from the root (butan" -
1-ol ;
butane 1-01) -
when 1x'oH




Naming Carboxylic Acids
ㅣ suffix
'-
oic acid' ㅇ
"
pentantoic acid

고 -
C -
δ H
& carbon #
always




Naming Esters (alcond +
carboxyllic acid)
I find the
'branching-o-' ㅇ
anl
-
fy )

2 the side with the 11 is the acid butyl e thanodte
_

ー acid had 2x

3 alcohol gets named as an alkyl group first 9) cohol had 4x C


↑ acid gets named with the suffix '-anoate

, TL/DR :



functional group

SUBSTITUENT PREFIX ROOT SUFFIX


alky groups main chain functional group /

halogens carbons
homologous series



_
、
C -
c

bromc di 1- meth C -
X
alkane/haloalkane : and ethane




⇌
chloro tri 2 ℃ alkene ene
-


eth :
ethene


ethyl prop alconol ol
3 :
tetra -
.H
0 ethano

fluoro but .. acid acid
ethanoi (
o ↑ carboxyllic acid
-




penta
-ot
, oic

propyl
iodg ☆
pent ?-0-C-ester butanoate
.




·methyl .
moate
-


-yl
:




6 -


nex

7
hept
-




-
8 oat


9 -


mon


σ dec

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