Chemistry
Give the correct IUPAC name and the functional group for each of the compounds whose structural formulae are given below:

Organic Chemistry
38 Likes
Answer
(a) IUPAC name: Propanal
Functional group: Aldehyde (-CHO)
(b) IUPAC name: Propanol
Functional group: Alcohol (-OH)
Answered By
23 Likes
Related Questions
Draw the structural formula of a compound with two carbon atoms in each of the following cases.
(a) An alkane with a carbon to carbon single bond.
(b) An alcohol containing two carbon atoms.
(c) An unsaturated hydrocarbon with a carbon to carbon triple bond.
Ethane, Ethene, Ethanoic acid, Ethyne, Ethanol.
From the above, name
(a) The compound with -OH as the part of it's structure.
(b) The compound with -COOH as the part of its structure.
(C) Homologue of homologous series with general formula CnH2n.
Copy and complete the following table which relates to three homologous series of hydrocarbons:
General Formula CnH2n CnH2n-2 CnH2n+2 IUPAC name of the homologous series Characteristic bond type Single bonds IUPAC name of the first member of the series Type of reaction with chlorine Addition Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the brackets:
(a) Alkenes are the (i) …………… (analogous/homologous) series of (ii) …………… (saturated/unsaturated) hydrocarbons. They differ from alkanes due to the presence of (iii) …………… (double/single) bonds. Alkenes mainly undergo (iv) …………… (addition/substitution) reactions.
(b) The organic compound which undergoes substitution reaction is (v) …………… (C2H2, C2H4, C10H18, C2H6)
(c) Draw the structural formulae of the two isomers of Butane. Give the correct IUPAC name of each isomer.