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Hydrocarbon Nomenclature Worksheet

A Grade 12 chemistry worksheet covering the IUPAC nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and cyclic hydrocarbons.

Grade 12 Science ChemistryNaming Hydrocarbons
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ChemistryHydrocarbonsNomenclatureIUPACAlkanesAlkenesAlkynes
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Hydrocarbon Nomenclature Worksheet

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Read each question carefully and provide the correct IUPAC name for the given hydrocarbon structure, or draw the structure for the given name. Pay close attention to chain length, functional groups, and substituent positions.

1. The IUPAC name for CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₃ is  .

2. The IUPAC name for a straight-chain alkane with 8 carbon atoms is  .

3. The IUPAC name for CH₃CH₂CH₂CH(CH₂CH₃)CH₃ is  .

1. Draw the condensed structural formula for 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.

2. Draw the condensed structural formula for 3-ethylhexane.

1. What is the correct IUPAC name for the following molecule: CH₂=CH-CH(CH₃)₂?

a

2-methyl-1-propene

b

3-methyl-1-butene

c

2-methylpropene

d

isobutene

2. Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for CH₃-C≡C-CH₂CH₃?

a

2-pentyne

b

3-pentyne

c

ethylmethylacetylene

d

pent-2-yne

1. The IUPAC name for a six-membered carbon ring with a methyl group attached is  .

2. CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂ is the condensed structural formula for  .

3. The IUPAC name for a five-membered carbon ring with two methyl groups on adjacent carbons is  .

1. Provide the IUPAC name for the following compound:

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

2. Draw the condensed structural formula for (E)-3-methyl-2-pentene.