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NOMENCLATURE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What functional group is shown?

a)

carbonyl

b)

hydroxyl

c)

carboxyl

d)

amino

2.

Name this compound.

a)

Butanol

b)

Butene

c)

Oxybutanol

d)

Butanoic acid

3.

Name this compound.

a)

Propane

b)

Bropane

c)

Propane(Br)

d)

2-Bromopropane

4.

Give the IUPAC name for the following structure

a)

2-pentanone

b)

4-pentanone

c)

2-butanal

d)

4-butanal

5.

Give the common name for the following structure

a)

Benzaldehyde

b)

Acethophenone

c)

Benzene aldehyde

d)

Benzoic acid

6.

Give common name for the following structure

a)

Benzaldehyde

b)

Acethophenone

c)

Benzene ketone

d)

1-methylbenzanone

7.

What is the suffix name for the parent chain?

a)

ane

b)

ene

c)

ol

d)

amine

8.

Which is the structures with IUPAC nomenclature


2,2,4-trimethylpentane

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which is the name of this compound?

a)

3-ethyl-2,2-dimethylhex-3-yne

b)

4-ethyl-5,5-methylhex-2-yne

c)

4-butylhex-2-yne

d)

4-ethyl-5,5-dimethylhex-2-yne

10.

Give the IUPAC name for this compound

a)

3-methyl-4-ethylhexane

b)

3-ethyl-4-methylhexane

c)

3-methyl-4-ethylheptane

d)

3-ethyl-4-methylheptane

11.
a)
2,3-dimethyl-4,4-diethyl heptane
b)
2,3-methyl-4,4-ethyl heptane
c)
4,4-ethyl-2,3-methyl heptane
d)
4,4-diethyl-2,3-dimethyl heptane
12.

What is the IUPAC name of the following alkane?

a)

1,4,5,5-tetramethylhexane

b)

3,3,4-trimethylheptane

c)

3,3,4,6,-tetramethylhexane

d)

4,5,5-trimethylheptane

13.

How many carbons are in the longest chain?

Be careful - It's a bent molecule!

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

14.
Name the compound
a)
hexane
b)
2,3-dimethylbutane
c)
ethylbutane
d)
2,2-dimethylbutane
15.

Which of the following could contain a triple bond?

a)

C4H10

b)

C4H8

c)

C4H6

d)

C4H12

16.
a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

17.
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Butan-1-ol and Butan-2-ol exhibit (a)   isomerism

19.

Homolytic fission produces (a)   species