ORGANIC CHEMISTRY WOORKSHEET ON NOMENCLATURE

Chemistry 112

I. Alkanes

a. Give the IUPAC name for each of the following:

CH3 CH3 CH3

1. 2.

CH3 CH CH2 CH3 CH3 CH CH CH3

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2-methylbutane 2,3-dimethylbutane

CH3
3. CH3 4. 1 2 3
CH3 CH2 C CH3
CH3 CH2 C CH2 CH3
1 2 3 4 5
4 CH2
CH3

3,3-dimethylpentane 5 CH3

3,3-dimethylpentane

CH3
5.
CH2 CH3

CH3 CH2 CH2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
CH3 C CH2 CH CH2 CH2 CH CH2 CH3

CH3

7-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-4-propylnonane

6.
CH3
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
CH3 CH2 CH2 CH CH2 CH2 CH3

CH

CH3 CH3

4-isopropyl-3-methylheptane
 b. Write the structural formula for each of the following:

1. 2,3,4-trimethyloctane CH3 CH3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CH3 CH CH CH CH2 CH2 CH2 CH3

CH3

CH3
2. 2,3-dimethylbutane
1 2 3 4
CH3 CH CH CH3

CH3

CH3 CH3

3. 2,4-dimethyl-4-ethylheptane 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CH3 CH CH2 CH CH2 CH2 CH3

CH2

CH3

CH2 CH2 CH3

4. 1,3-dipropylcyclohexane
1
CH 2
6 CH2 CH2
3
5 CH2 CH CH2 CH2 CH3
CH2
4

II. Alkenes and Alkynes

a. Give the IUPAC name for each of the following:

1. 6 5 4 3 2 1 3-methyl-3-hexene
CH3 CH2 CH C CH2 CH3

CH3 CH3

2. 1 2 3 4 5 2-pentyne
CH3 C C CH2 CH3
b. Write the structural formula for each of the following:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. 2,6-dimethyl-3-heptyne CH3 CH C C CH2 CH CH3

CH3 CH3

1 2
CH CH
2. 3-methylcyclobutene
CH2 CH CH3
4 3

CH2 CH3
3. 4-ethyl-3-methyl-3-hexene
1 2 3 4 5 6
CH3 CH2 C C CH2 CH3

CH3