Nomenclature of Organic Compounds

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Nomenclature of Organic Compounds: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Nomenclature of Organic Compounds, Need for Nomenclature, Nomenclature of Benzene & Nomenclature of Polysubstituted Benzene etc.

Important Questions on Nomenclature of Organic Compounds

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The structure of the compound 1-chloro-4-ethylcyclohexane is

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The structure of the compound 4-tert-butyl-3-iodoheptane is:

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Write the structural formula of 1-phenylpentan-1-one.

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Write the IUPAC name of the following organic compound :

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Which of the following compound has wrong IUPAC name?

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Write the IUPAC name of the following compound:


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The IUPAC name of the compound CH 2 =CH - CH CH 3 2

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The IUPAC name of the compound having the formula is –

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Write the rules for the naming of multifunctional groups compound.

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What prefixes are used in naming of organic compounds to denotes the quantity of substituents group.

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Write the IUPAC name of the given compound.

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The prefix indicating the number of carbon atoms present in the chain (except from CH4 to C4H11, where the prefixes are derived from trivial names).

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The names of identical substituents are not repeated, instead, prefixes such as di, tri, _____, penta, hexa etc. are used in the nomenclature.

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While writing the trivial names of substituents’ in alphabetical order, the prefixes iso- and neo- are considered to be part of the fundamental name of an alkyl group.

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The longest chain of carbon atoms containing the functional group is numbered in such a way that the functional group is attached at the carbon atom possessing the lowest possible number in the chain.