IUPAC Nomenclature of Hydrocarbons and Functional Groups

What this note covers

1. Foundations: The IUPAC System and Carbon Chain Identification
2. Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes: Hydrocarbons Up to Six Carbons
3. Alcohols, Aldehydes, and Ketones
4. Carboxylic Acids and Esters
5. Amines and Amides
6. Drawing Structural and Skeletal Formulae
7. Comprehensive Worked Naming Problem and Structural Formula Construction

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes