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For a monosubstituted cycloalkane the ring supplies the root name table above and the substituent group is named as usual. A location number is unnecessary. If two different substituents are present on the ring, they are listed in alphabetical order, and the first cited substituent is assigned to carbon 1. The numbering of ring carbons then continues in a direction clockwise or counter-clockwise that affords the second substituent the lower possible location number.

If several substituents are present on the ring, they are listed in alphabetical order. Location numbers are assigned to the substituents so that one of them is at carbon 1 and the other locations have the lowest possible numbers, counting in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. The name is assembled, listing groups in alphabetical order and giving each group if there are two or more a location number. For examples of how these rules are used in naming substituted cycloalkanes.

Small rings, such as three and four membered rings, have significant angle strain resulting from the distortion of the sp 3 carbon bond angles from the ideal This angle strain often enhances the chemical reactivity of such compounds, leading to ring cleavage products.

It is also important to recognize that, with the exception of cyclopropane, cycloalkyl rings are not planar flat. The three dimensional shapes assumed by the common rings especially cyclohexane and larger rings are described and discussed in the Conformational Analysis Section. Hydrocarbons having more than one ring are common, and are referred to as bicyclic two rings , tricyclic three rings and in general, polycyclic compounds.

The structural relationship of rings in a polycyclic compound can vary. They may be separate and independent, or they may share one or two common atoms. Some examples of these possible arrangements are shown in the following table. Practice Problems. Alkenes and alkynes are hydrocarbons which respectively have carbon-carbon double bond and carbon-carbon triple bond functional groups.

The molecular formulas of these unsaturated hydrocarbons reflect the multiple bonding of the functional groups:. As noted earlier in the Analysis of Molecular Formulas section, the molecular formula of a hydrocarbon provides information about the possible structural types it may represent.

For example, consider compounds having the formula C 5 H 8. The formula of the five-carbon alkane pentane is C 5 H 12 so the difference in hydrogen content is 4. This difference suggests such compounds may have a triple bond, two double bonds, a ring plus a double bond, or two rings.

Some examples are shown here, and there are at least fourteen others! The ene suffix ending indicates an alkene or cycloalkene. The longest chain chosen for the root name must include both carbon atoms of the double bond.

The root chain must be numbered from the end nearest a double bond carbon atom. If the double bond is in the center of the chain, the nearest substituent rule is used to determine the end where numbering starts. The smaller of the two numbers designating the carbon atoms of the double bond is used as the double bond locator.

If more than one double bond is present the compound is named as a diene, triene or equivalent prefix indicating the number of double bonds, and each double bond is assigned a locator number.

In cycloalkenes the double bond carbons are assigned ring locations 1 and 2. Which of the two is 1 may be determined by the nearest substituent rule. The yne suffix ending indicates an alkyne or cycloalkyne. The longest chain chosen for the root name must include both carbon atoms of the triple bond.

The root chain must be numbered from the end nearest a triple bond carbon atom. If the triple bond is in the center of the chain, the nearest substituent rule is used to determine the end where numbering starts. The smaller of the two numbers designating the carbon atoms of the triple bond is used as the triple bond locator. This site uses functional cookies and external scripts to improve your experience. Which cookies and scripts are used and how they impact your visit is specified on the left.

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