Chemistry · Chapter 10: Naming organic compounds

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Chapter 10 · Naming organic compounds

What's my name?one name = one exact structure

4 bonds per carbon4 valence electrons

Shared pair• from H, × from C

Each H₂O is separatediscrete particles

Saturatedonly single C–C bonds

C=C double bond4 shared electrons = 2 bonds

Chapter 10 recap

Covalent bond: two atoms share electrons. Molecule: a discrete particle of covalently bonded atoms.
Alkanes: single bonds only. meth 1, eth 2, prop 3, but 4, pent 5, hex 6, hept 7, oct 8.
Longest chain → lowest numbers (OH, then C=C, then halogen, then alkyl) → prefixes A to Z.
Next: Chapter 11 · Organic reactions

How can one name tell you exactly how a molecule is built?

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