Monosubstituted Derivatives of Benzene Benzene is the “first and simplest” aromatic compound and many monosubstituted derivatives of benzene are named systematically by adding the name of the substituent to “benzene” which is the parent: For examples: If the … Read more
Naming alcohols follows the same rules we discussed earlier for the IUPAC nomenclature rules for alkanes. This is the brief summary of the steps: Step 1. Identify the parent chain. Step 2. Identify the substituents. Step 3. Number the parent chain, giving … Read more
Naming alkynes follows the same rules we discussed earlier for the IUPAC nomenclature rules for alkanes. This is the brief summary of the steps: Step 1. Identify the parent chain. Step 2. Identify the substituents. Step 3. Number the parent chain, giving … Read more
The nomenclature of alkyl halides follows the same IUPAC rules that we discussed for naming alkane. The only difference here is that one (or more) of the substituents is a halogen, and its naming is a little modified. Let’s first … Read more
In today’s post, we will talk about the IUPAC rules of nomenclature for naming alkanes and alkyl halides. The first thing you need to do before learning the IUPAC rules for systematic nomenclature is making sure you know the names … Read more
