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Nomenclature

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which international body is "looking out for your best interests" when naming chemicals?

a)

NASA

b)

the UN

c)

WHO

d)

IUPAC

2.

What does the acronym IUPAC stand for?

a)

Intermolecular Union of Physics Advisors Council

b)

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

c)

Informational Usergroup of Pure and Applied Chemists

d)

International Users of Pure and Adulterated Chemicals

3.

IUPAC prefers the systematic name "trans-3-phenylprop-2-enal" over the common name ___

a)

cadaverine

b)

citronellol

c)

cinnamaldehyde

d)

vanillin

4.

When naming the longest carbon chain, seven carbons will have the prefix ___

a)

pent

b)

hex

c)

hept

d)

oct

5.

How many carbon atoms are in a chain with the prefix "tricosa"?

a)

13

b)

23

c)

30

d)

33

6.

A three carbon chain with only single bonds is named ___

a)

propane

b)

propene

c)

butane

d)

butene

7.

A three carbon chain that includes a double bond is named ___

a)

propane

b)

propene

c)

butane

d)

butene

8.

A three carbon chain that includes a triple bond is named ___

a)

propane

b)

propene

c)

propyne

d)

propine

9.

Which organic family uses the suffix "-ol", so for methane you drop the ‘e’ and you get methanol?

a)

phenols

b)

alcohols

c)

aldehydes

d)

aromatics

10.

What is the suffix that is added for aldehydes?

a)

-ol

b)

-al

c)

-hyde

d)

-alde

11.

A ketone of a hexane would be ___

a)

ketosis

b)

hexketone

c)

hexanket

d)

hexanone

12.

The simplest amine is named ___

a)

1-amine

b)

ethanamine

c)

methanamine

d)

aminoethane

13.

The carboxylic acid based on a two carbon chain would be called ___

a)

methoxylic acid

b)

methanoic acid

c)

ethoxylic acid

d)

ethanoic acid

14.

Which organic family is weighted the most to have the parent functional group?

a)

alcohols

b)

aldehydes

c)

carboxylic acids

d)

amines

15.

No matter what else is on a six carbon chain, if there's a carboxylic acid, then it's a ___

a)

heptanoic acid

b)

heptoxylic acid

c)

hexanoic acid

d)

hexoxylic acid

16.

When counting out carbons, make sure that you get the lowest possible number on the ___

a)

hydroxyl group

b)

double bond

c)

group that defines your suffix

d)

group that defines your prefix

17.

Angelic acid is not actually particularly angelic, it was just named after ___

a)

a patron saint

b)

a flower it was derived from

c)

Mother Teresa

d)

its uplifting aroma

18.

Angelic acid, which is found in plants of the parsley family, has the preferred IUPAC name ___

a)

trans-2-ethylbut-2-enoic acid

b)

cis-2-methylbut-2-enoic acid

c)

3-methylbut-2-enoic acid

d)

3-methylbut-2-en-4-oic acid

19.

In angelic acid, if the carbon chain continued on the opposite side of the double bond it would be called ___

a)

para-2-methylbut-2-enoic acid

b)

meta-2-methylbut-2-enoic acid

c)

trans-2-methylbut-2-enoic acid

d)

ortho-2-methylbut-2-enoic acid

20.

What is the IUPAC name for cinnamaldehyde, the aldehyde that gives cinnamon its flavor and odor?

a)

trans-3-phenylprop-2-enal

b)

cis-3-phenylprop-2-enal

c)

trans-4-benzylprop-2-enal

d)

cis-4-benzylprop-2-enal

21.

The goal of IUPAC is to create a system where every organic compound has ___

a)

one and only one name

b)

a systematic name and a common name

c)

a name that isn't exciting

d)

a lovely name