IUPAC Naming Practice Worksheet
A Grade 11 Chemistry worksheet focused on practicing IUPAC nomenclature for organic compounds.
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IUPAC Naming Practice Worksheet
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Carefully read each question and provide the correct IUPAC name for the given structures or draw the structure for the given names. Pay close attention to numbering, functional groups, and stereochemistry where applicable.
1. The IUPAC name for CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃ is .
2. The IUPAC name for CH₃CH₂C(CH₃)=CH₂ is .
3. The IUPAC name for a straight-chain alkane with 7 carbon atoms is .
4. Draw the condensed structural formula for 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.
5. Draw the skeletal structure for (E)-3-hexene.
6. Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for CH₃CH₂OH?
Methanol
Ethane
Ethanol
Propanol
7. The functional group -COOH is characteristic of which class of organic compounds?
Ketones
Alcohols
Carboxylic acids
Esters
Match the prefix/suffix with its meaning or functional group.
8. -oic acid
a. Carbon-carbon triple bond
9. -yne
b. Aldehyde
10. -al
c. Carboxylic acid
11. -ol
d. Alcohol
12. When naming an organic compound, the longest carbon chain containing the functional group is always chosen as the parent chain.
True
False
13. In IUPAC nomenclature, substituents are listed alphabetically, regardless of their position number.
True
False