Practice+for+Organic+Compound+Nomenclature

**Naming Hydrocarbons**
 * Practice of Organic Compound Nomenclature**

1. Count the longest continuous chain of carbon atoms and use the appropriate prefix.


 * **__# Carbon Atoms__** || __**Preflix**__ ||
 * 1 || meth- ||
 * 2 || eth- ||
 * 3 || prop- ||
 * 4 || but- ||
 * 5 || pent- ||
 * 6 || hex- ||
 * 7 || hept- ||
 * 8 || oct- ||
 * 9 || non- ||
 * 10 || dec- ||

2. Use the following suffixes depending on the type of bonding between C Atoms.
 * < ane || all single bonds (C-C) ||
 * < -ene || -ene contains a double bond (C=C) ||
 * < -yne || -yne contains a triple bond (C=C) ||


 * Self-Test on Organic Compound Nomenclature **