alkanes
hydrocarbons that only contain carbon TO carbon single bonds
CnC 2n+2
naming
name brances ALPHABETICALLY
- don’t forget dashes and NO SPACES
prefixes for multiple of the same group
intermolecular bonds
BETWEEEN bonds
intramolecular boands
WITHIN bonds
impact of LENGHT if both have same intermolecular bonds
1) SMALLER molecule = weaker disperion forces = LOWER mp
2) LARGER molecule = stronger dispersion forces = HIGHER mp
bc more/less electrons present
impact of BRANCING if both have same intermolecular bonds
side chains PREVENT molecules from “packing tightly togeather”
SAMPLE RESOPNSE: melting point / boiling points
1) substance x has stronger IMB
2) more termal energy is required to vibrate and weaken (for MP) / break (for BP) the intermolecular bonds
3) this leads to a higher MP/BP
ringed molecules
prefix: cyclo
formula: CnH 2n
alkenes
molecule class: alkene
functional group name: alkenyl
INfix: -en-
formula: CnH 2n
staturated
have c-c single bonds
A molecule containing the MAXIMUM possible number of hydrogen atoms,
without carbon-carbon double or triple bonds.
unsaturated
have c-c double or triple bonds
prefix
indicated number of carbons (@ start)
infix
indicates level of saturation (@middle)
suffix
indicates primary functional group (@ end)
infixes for multiple double bonds
“a”
eg. buta-1-diene
SAMPLE RESPONSE: MP double bonds
Homologous Series
structural isomers
molecules with the same molecular formula BUT a different arrangement of atoms
1) chain isomers
2) positional isomers
3) functional isomers
1) chain isomers
are a consequence of a carbon’s ability to branch
2) positional isomers
tend to occur for organic molecules that contain function groups
alcohols
organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl function group OH
class: alcohol/alkanol
functional group name: hydroxyl
suffix: -ol
priority: medium
infixes for alcohols
“e”
eg. methanediol
primary alcohol
attached to one carbon chain
at the end of the chain