Alkane Suffixes Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
CH4
A
Methane
2
Q
CH3CH3
C2H6
A
Ethane
3
Q
CH3CH2CH3
C3H8
A
Propane
4
Q
CH3(CH2)2CH3
C4H10
A
Butane
5
Q
CH3(CH2)3CH3
C5H12
A
Pentane
6
Q
CH3(CH2)4CH3
C6H14
A
Hexane
7
Q
CH3(CH2)5CH3
C7H16
A
Heptane
8
Q
CH3(CH2)6CH3
C8H18
A
Octane
9
Q
CH3(CH2)7CH3
C9H20
A
Nonane
10
Q
CH3(CH2)8CH3
C10H22
A
Decane
11
Q
CH3(CH2)9CH3
C11H24
A
Undecane
12
Q
CH3(CH2)10CH3
C12H26
A
Dodecane
13
Q
CH3(CH2)11CH3
C13H28
A
Tridecane
14
Q
CH3(CH2)12CH3
C14H30
A
Tetradecane
15
Q
CH3(CH2)13CH3
C15H32
A
Pentadecane
16
Q
CH3(CH2)14CH3
C16H34
A
Hexadecane
17
Q
CH3(CH2)15CH3
C17H36
A
Heptadecane
18
Q
CH3(CH2)16CH3
C18H38
A
Octadecane
19
Q
CH3(CH2)17CH3
C19H40
A
Nonadecane
20
Q
CH3(CH2)18CH3
C20H42
A
Eicosane
21
Q
CH3—R
A
Methyl
22
Q
CH3CH2—R
A
Ethyl
23
Q
CH3CH2CH2—R
A
Propyl
(n–Propyl)
24
Q
CH3CH2CH2CH2—R
A
Butyl
(n–Butyl)
25
(CH3)2CH—R
| Secondary (Center) Carbon
Isopropyl
26
(CH3)2CHCH2—R
| Primary (Terminal) Carbon
Isobutyl
27
CH3CH2CH(CH3)–R
| Secondary Carbon
sec–Butyl
(*s*–Butyl)
28
(CH3)3C—R
| Tertiary Carbon
tert–Butyl
(*t*–Butyl)