NAMING HYDROCARBON MOLECULES

STRUCTURAL FORMULA OF CARBON COMPOUND

STEP BY STEP:

STEP 1: CHECK the longest continuous carbon chain, STEM. ( Write the STEM name)

If Carbon, C 

C=1 : meth-

C=2 : eth-

C=3 : prop-

C=4 : but-

C=5 : pent-

C=6 : hex-

C=7 : hept-

C=8 : oct-

C=9 : nan

C=10 : dec

STEP 2 : IDENTIFY and INDICATE the position of functional group,ROOT.

(Numbering the Carbon Chain begin the nearest ending to functional group). 

Give position  (number) and ending name of functional group, root.

STEP 3 : IDENTIFY and INDICATE the position of alkyl group, BRANCH.
(State the position following the Numbering of Carbon Chain in STEP 2)