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Chemistry · Unit 4 · Properties and structure of organic materials · Structure of organic compounds

Apply IUPAC rules in the nomenclature of organic compounds, up to C10, including simple methyl and ethyl branched chains, for - alkanes, alkenes and alkynes - alcohols (primary, secondary and tertiary) - aldehydes and ketones - carboxylic acids - haloalkanes (primary, secondary and tertiary) - esters.

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Question 1

Apply IUPAC rules to name the following compound: $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}(\text{Br})\text{CH}_2\text{CH}(\text{CH}_3)\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$

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Question 2

Which IUPAC name correctly identifies the structure shown: a four-carbon chain with a hydroxyl group on the second carbon and a methyl branch on the third carbon?

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Question 3

Apply IUPAC rules to name the organic compound shown below. CH₃CH(Cl)CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃

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