MCAT Test Questions and Answers Graded A+
1. ketone carbonyl in the middle of the parent chain
2. methanal IUPAC name for formaldehyde
3. ethanal IUPAC name for acetaldehyde
4. propanal IUPAC name for propionaldehyde
5. formaldehyde common name for methanal
6. acetaldehyde common name for ethanal
7. propionaldehyde common name for propanal
8. 2-propanone IUPAC name for acetone
9. acetone common name for 2-propanone
10. alcohol hydroxyl group (-OH) included in the parent chain, and its
highest priority
11. diol name of compound that has two hydroxyl (-OH) groups
12. vicinal diol two hydroxyl groups on adjacent parent chain carbons
13. geminal diol two hydroxyl groups on same parent chain carbons
14. ethanol IUPAC name for ethyl alcohol
15. 2-propanol IUPAC name for isopropanol
16. ethyl alcohol common name for ethanol
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17. isopropanol common name for 2-propanol
18. aldehyde carbonyl (C=O) and hydrogen attached to a terminal carbon
19. -ane suflx end of alkane
20. -ene suflx end of alkene
21. -yne suflx end of alkyne
22. aldehyde suflx end of aldehyde
23. -one suflx end of ketone
24. -oic acid suflx end of carboxylic acid
25. -oate suflx end of ester
26. amide suflx end of amide
27. anhydride suflx end of anhydride
28. anhydride combination of two carboxyl group and removal of water
29. carboxylic acid > anhydride > functional group priority ranking from highest to lowest
ester > amide > aldehyde >
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1. ketone carbonyl in the middle of the parent chain
2. methanal IUPAC name for formaldehyde
3. ethanal IUPAC name for acetaldehyde
4. propanal IUPAC name for propionaldehyde
5. formaldehyde common name for methanal
6. acetaldehyde common name for ethanal
7. propionaldehyde common name for propanal
8. 2-propanone IUPAC name for acetone
9. acetone common name for 2-propanone
10. alcohol hydroxyl group (-OH) included in the parent chain, and its
highest priority
11. diol name of compound that has two hydroxyl (-OH) groups
12. vicinal diol two hydroxyl groups on adjacent parent chain carbons
13. geminal diol two hydroxyl groups on same parent chain carbons
14. ethanol IUPAC name for ethyl alcohol
15. 2-propanol IUPAC name for isopropanol
16. ethyl alcohol common name for ethanol
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17. isopropanol common name for 2-propanol
18. aldehyde carbonyl (C=O) and hydrogen attached to a terminal carbon
19. -ane suflx end of alkane
20. -ene suflx end of alkene
21. -yne suflx end of alkyne
22. aldehyde suflx end of aldehyde
23. -one suflx end of ketone
24. -oic acid suflx end of carboxylic acid
25. -oate suflx end of ester
26. amide suflx end of amide
27. anhydride suflx end of anhydride
28. anhydride combination of two carboxyl group and removal of water
29. carboxylic acid > anhydride > functional group priority ranking from highest to lowest
ester > amide > aldehyde >
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