CHEMICAL NOMENCLATURE

Functional group 1 methane -ane all C–C bonds in chain are single = ALKANE 2 ethane -ene a C=C double bond in chain = ALKENE 3 propane -yne a C C triple bond in chain = ALKYNE 4 butane -ol –OH attached to C in chain = ALCOHOL 5 pentane -oxy –O– in chain = ETHER (name is R-oxy-R') 6 hexane -amine –NH2 attached to C in chain = AMINE 7 ... ................
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