BIOL 540 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ethane, Optical Rotation, Eclipsed Conformation
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Alkanes: the simplest organic molecules, consisting of only carbon and hydrogen atoms held together by single bonds. *prefix changes according to the number of carbons present + -ane . Compounds containing a halogen substituent are named following similar rules as those above while including the halogen as a substituent. If halogen is the highest priority substituent, ensure it has the lowest number when deciding from which end of the carbon chain to start counting. Compounds containing a hydroxyl group (-oh: alcohols are named by replacing the -e of the alkane and replacing it with -ol . Compound that has an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups: can be named by naming each of the two carbon groups as a separate word followed by the word ether. Or group can also be named as a substituent using the group name: cyclic ethers: begin number at carbon next to oxygen.
