Alkenes Naming Worksheet

Grade 12 Chemistry worksheet on naming alkenes using IUPAC nomenclature rules.

Grade 12 Science ChemistryAlkenes Naming

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Alkenes Naming Practice

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Read each question carefully and provide the correct IUPAC name for the given alkene structures or draw the structure from the given name. Remember to indicate the position of the double bond and any substituents.

1. Provide the IUPAC name for the following alkene:

2. Name the following branched alkene:

3. Draw the condensed structural formula for 3-methyl-1-pentene:

4. Draw the condensed structural formula for (Z)-2-butene:

5. Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for the compound shown?

2,4-dimethyl-2-pentene

2,2,4-trimethyl-2-butene

2,4-dimethyl-3-pentene

2,4-dimethylpent-2-ene

6. The longest carbon chain containing the double bond is always numbered to give the double bond the lowest possible number.

True

False

7. Cis-trans isomerism is possible in all alkenes.

True

False

8. Explain why 1,2-dimethylpropene is an incorrect IUPAC name and provide the correct name for the compound.