Chem Revision
Term 4 block – Unit 3
✽ IUP AC Nomen clature
✽ Alk an es
o No double bonds
# Of prefix
o Suffix -ane
Carbon
✽ Alk en es 1 Meth
o Carbon-Carbon double bonds 2 Eth
o Suffix -ene 3 Prop
4 But
✽ Alk y n es
5 Pent
o Carbon-Carbon triple bonds
6 Hex
Suffix -yne
7 Hept
✽ Alcoh ols 8 Oct
o A hydrogen atom is replaced by 9 Non
an OH group call a hydroxyl group 10 Dec
the compound is an alcohol.
o Suffix -ol
✽ Carbon y l group
o Double bond between carbon and
oxygen
✽ Carbox y lic acids
o An alkanoic acid is a compound
that has the general structure:
Methanol
R = carbon chain
Propanol
Propanoic acid
Term 4 block – Unit 3
✽ IUP AC Nomen clature
✽ Alk an es
o No double bonds
# Of prefix
o Suffix -ane
Carbon
✽ Alk en es 1 Meth
o Carbon-Carbon double bonds 2 Eth
o Suffix -ene 3 Prop
4 But
✽ Alk y n es
5 Pent
o Carbon-Carbon triple bonds
6 Hex
Suffix -yne
7 Hept
✽ Alcoh ols 8 Oct
o A hydrogen atom is replaced by 9 Non
an OH group call a hydroxyl group 10 Dec
the compound is an alcohol.
o Suffix -ol
✽ Carbon y l group
o Double bond between carbon and
oxygen
✽ Carbox y lic acids
o An alkanoic acid is a compound
that has the general structure:
Methanol
R = carbon chain
Propanol
Propanoic acid
