1. Intermediate 2 Chemistry
CARBON COMPOUNDS
Nomenclature and structural formulae

2. Hydrocarbon Families
CnH2n+2
CnH2n
Alkanes
Alkenes
Cycloalkanes
CnH2n

3. Formulae
Full Structural
Shortened Structural
C4H8
Molecular

4. 1. Name longest chain
2. Number C atoms
3. Name and number branches
4. Prefix- branches
5. Alphabetical branches
ALKANES
1. Name longest chain containing C=C
2. Number C atoms and branches
3. Indicate position of C=C
4. Name branches
5. Prefix branches
6. Alphabetical branches
ALKENES

5. Naming Alkanes 3- ethyl -5- propyl nonane 1. Name longest C chain
2. Number C atoms
3. Name and number
branches
4. Prefix branches
5. Alphabetical branches 3-
ethyl
-5-
propyl
nonane

6. Naming Alkenes 1 2,4 - dimethyl non - -ene 4 1. Name longest chain
containing C=C
2. Number C atoms
3. Indicate position of
C=C
4. Name and number
branches
5. Prefix branches
6. Alphabetical branches 4 3 2 1
2,4 - dimethyl
non ene 4

7. Naming Alkenes 2 4 – ethyl, 2 - methyl hept - - ene 2
1. Name longest chain
containing C=C
2. Number C atoms
3. Indicate position of
C=C
4. Name and number
branches
5. Prefix branches
6. Alphabetical branches 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4 – ethyl,
2 - methyl
hept ene 2