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Naming Organic Compounds - Video 7

0:58Worked exampleIntroductory

This worked naming Short identifies the parent chain, functional groups and locants needed to construct a systematic organic name.

Organic nomenclatureOrganic structures & functional groupsHydrocarbonsShort videoOrganic nomenclatureParent chainLocantStructural formulaFunctional group

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • identify the parent carbon chain and relevant functional groups
  • apply locants and suffixes to construct an IUPAC name

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 1, Area of Study 2Families of organic compounds
  • Unit 4, Area of Study 1Structure, nomenclature and properties of organic compounds