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Hydrocarbon Nomenclature
Hydrocarbon Nomenclature
Branched Alkanes: an aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a carbon “branch” that substitutes a hydrogen on the
hydrocarbon chain.
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Halogenated Alkanes
Similar to naming branched alkanes, you need to include a number, indicating which carbon the halogen is
bonded to. To name the halogen, use fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo.
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Cyclo-hydrocarbons
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Drawing Branched Alkanes
Draw the structural formula or skeletal formula for the following molecules. Remember the following:
• Carbons on the end of a chain are attached to three hydrogens
• Carbons in the middle of a chain are attached to two hydrogens
• Carbons that have one branch attached are also attached to one hydrogen
• Carbons that have two branches attached are not attached to any hydrogens
39. 4-methyl-3-propyloctane
40. 4-ethyloctane
41. 3,3-dimethylpentane
42. 3-ethyl-pentane
43. 3-ethyl-2methylheptane
43. 2,2,3-trimethylbutane
46. 2,3-dichloropentane
47. 3-bromo-2-methylheptane
48. 1,2-dichloropropene
49. 4,4-diamino-2,3,6-trichlorooctane
50. 2,2,3,3,4-pentachloropentane
51. 5-amino-3-chloro-1-pentene
52. 4-chloro-2,2-dinitro-3-heptene
53. 5,5-dimethyl-2-hexyne
54. 5-amino-3-heptyne
55. pentylcyclobutane
56. ethylcyclopentane
57. 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylcyclopentane
58. 1,3-diaminocyclopropane
60. 3-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane