11.2 Naming organic compounds
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15. Name the specific organic compounds for which you must be able to draw displayed formulae.
Methane, ethane, ethene, ethanol, and ethanoic acid.
16. How do you identify the type of compound present from its chemical name?
By evaluating the suffix of the name:
-ane (alkane), -ene (alkene), -ol (alcohol), or -oic acid (carboxylic acid).17. For unbranched alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, and carboxylic acids, up to how many carbon atoms per molecule must you be able to name and draw?
Up to four carbon atoms per molecule (meth-, eth-, prop-, and but- stems).
18. Name the two specific unbranched alkenes you must be able to draw and name.
But-1-ene and but-2-ene.
19. Name the four specific unbranched alcohols you must be able to draw and name.
Propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol, butan-1-ol, and butan-2-ol.
20. What are esters made from?
Unbranched alcohols reacting with unbranched carboxylic acids.