Naming Alkenes ó Double bond compounds

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Naming Alkenes Double bond compounds

Structural isomers of hexene

How to name

Isomer with six carbons

Identify longest chain containing double bond

Number from end nearest double bond

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

Another isomer

Identify longest chain containing double bond

Number from end nearest double bond

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

Longest chain has five carbons

Identify longest chain containing double bond

Number from end nearest double bond

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

1-Pentene isomer

1-Pentene isomer

Longest chain has five carbons

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest double bond

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

Longest chain has five carbons

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest double bond

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

Geometrical isomer

Longest chain has five carbons

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest double bond

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

Geometrical isomer

Longest chain has four carbons

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest double bond

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

1-Butene isomer

Longest chain has four carbons

Identify longest chain

Number from end nearest double bond

Identify substituent

Determine the position of the substituent

cis(Z), trans(E)-isomerism

Name

Author: Steve Glover 

Email: sglover@metz.une.edu.au

Home Page: http://www.une.edu.au/chemistry/research/glover.html

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


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