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Chapter 3

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

alkane general formula

Back (Answer)

CnH2n+2

#2
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 1 Carbon

Back (Answer)

meth-

#3
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 2 Carbon

Back (Answer)

eth-

#4
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 3 Carbon

Back (Answer)

pro-

#5
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 4 Carbon

Back (Answer)

but-

#6
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 5 Carbon

Back (Answer)

pent-

#7
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 6 Carbon

Back (Answer)

hex-

#8
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 7 Carbon

Back (Answer)

hept-

#9
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 8 Carbon

Back (Answer)

oct-

#10
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 9 Carbon

Back (Answer)

non-

#11
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 10 Carbon

Back (Answer)

dec-

#12
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 11 Carbon

Back (Answer)

undec-

#13
Front (Question)

alkane naming: 12 Carbon

Back (Answer)

dodec-

#14
Front (Question)

IUPAC Rules

Back (Answer)

• longest chain is the base name • number the longest chain beginning by the nearest constituent • name the groups and give location, write them in alphabetical order • use commas to separate numbers from numbers, dashes to separate letters from numbers

#15
Front (Question)

describe “iso”

Back (Answer)

a Y structure, split at the end

#16
Front (Question)

describe “sec-butyl”

Back (Answer)

a secondary carbon

#17
Front (Question)

describe a “tert-butyl”

Back (Answer)

a tertiary carbon

#18
Front (Question)

naming multiple groups: 2

Back (Answer)

di-

#19
Front (Question)

naming multiple groups: 3

Back (Answer)

tri-

#20
Front (Question)

naming multiple groups: 4

Back (Answer)

tetra-

#21
Front (Question)

naming multiple groups: 5-10

Back (Answer)

same as alkane naming

#22
Front (Question)

cycloalkane general formula

Back (Answer)

CnH2n

#23
Front (Question)

__________ compounds are named by attaching the prefix “cyclo” to the root chain

Back (Answer)

monocyclic

#24
Front (Question)

when naming a cycloalkane, the root is assigned to __________

Back (Answer)

the greatest number of carbons