Nomenclature tutorial Naming Alkanes

Table of Contents

Structural isomers of hexane

Longest chain is pentane

How to name

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest substituent

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

Name

Longest chain is pentane

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest substituent

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

Name

Longest chain is butane

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest substituent

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

Name

Longest chain is butane

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest substituent

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

Name

Name this hydrocarbon

How to name

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest substituent

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

Name

Name this hydrocarbon

How to name

Identify ring size

Number 1 at first substituent towards nearest substituent

Identify substituents

Determine the position of the substituents

Name

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Other information:
This tutorial is provided as an aid to learning the nomenclature of alkanes. Many of the principles involved here hold for other functional group classes of organic structures 



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