How can I name alkenes with functional groups?

1 Answer
May 21, 2014

I will try to answer this question by giving some examples:

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This is one alkene with OH functional group. Since that functional group has priority, this is an alchocol. You are numbering the C atoms starting with those that have priority functional groups as substituent.

So this is 2 methylbut-2-ene-1-ol.

You are doing the same thing when ypu have an alkyne. Between alkene and alkyne, alkene has priority,