Organic Chemistry - Prefixes And Chemical Formulas For Straight Chain Carbon Compounds
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[NYU website showing the first several alkanes 3-D structure and general info]
Organic Chemistry - Prefixes and Chemical Formulas for Straight Chain Carbon Compounds
The following are the prefixes for the first ten straight chain carbon backbone:
meth-, CH
3
-
eth-, CH
3
CH
2
-
prop-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
-
but-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-
pent-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-
hexa-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-
hept-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-
octa-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-
nona-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-
deca-, CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-
A short hand form of the above is deca-, CH
3
(CH
2
)
9
-
If the above is used in as a substituted functional group, the name will end in "yl-".
[NYU website showing the first several alkanes 3-D structure and general info]
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