Naming More Complicated Alkenes
In Naming Alkenes Part 1, we went over a simple alkene structure. Now, we are going to add a bit more complexity…
Below is a recap of last time; You can never hear it too many time…
The first thing you always want to identify is your longest carbon chain that contains your functional group. Next, make sure you have assigned the functional group the lowest number possible; this has to do with the direction in which you number the chain. Finally, write the name of the structure in alphabetical order (based on substituents).
In Alkene Nomenclature, we went over naming a simple alkene structure. In this example, we are going to add a bit more complexity…
The first thing you always want to identify is your longest carbon chain that contains your functional group. Next, make sure you have assigned the functional group the lowest number possible; this has to do with the direction in which you number the chain. Finally, write the name of the structure in alphabetical order (based on substituents).