Easy IUPAC Question

[NumbaOneStunna]

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How do you go about naming something with a double or triple bond and a functional group? I get alkane naming, I get alkane+functional group naming, but not so much stuff with functional groups and double/triple bonds in the main chain.

 

[OC1314]

There are priorities that have to be considered. The functional group with the higher priority will be considered first. Almost everything has a higher priority than alkenes/alkynes except alkanes. The list of the priorities can be found on the internet and I think its in the Kaplan BB. But I think it goes like this: Carboxylic acids > Esters> Acyl Halides > Amides > Nitriles > Aldehyes > ketones > alcohols > amines > alkenes/alkynes > alkanes. For example, in 4-heptene-2-ol, the alcohol has the lower number because it has a higher priority than the alkene.

 

[NumbaOneStunna]

Just what I was looking for, thanks bud.