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IUPAC Nomenclature & Functional Groups

Unit 4 AOS1 — Organic categorised & synthesised
4 · AOS1

What this note covers

  1. How an IUPAC Name Is Built: Stem, Suffix, Prefix
  2. Hydrocarbons and Haloalkanes: -ane, -ene and the Halo Prefixes
  3. The Oxygen Families: Alcohols, Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids and Esters
  4. Nitrogen Families and the Priority Order for Two-Group Molecules
  5. From Name to Structure: A Fail-Safe Drawing Method
  6. Recognising Functional Groups Fast, and Homologous Series Trends

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

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