Please help. Is this an Ethanol?
Is that CH3 considered pat of the parent chain or side chain? THANK YOU!!!!!
Is that CH3 considered pat of the parent chain or side chain? THANK YOU!!!!!
2 Answers
No
Explanation:
Yes the
The molecule is a two chain hydrocarbon eth is the prefix.
The
an alcohol is C- O - H
No, this is not an ethanol.
Explanation:
Ethanol is the name of a specific compound. It is not the name of a class of compounds.
The longest continuous chain consists of two carbon atoms, and it includes the
The IUPAC name
The name for a two-carbon alkane is ethane.
It consists of the stem eth- and the class name ending -ane.
Your compound is an aldehyde.
Its class name ending is -al.
The IUPAC name is stem + class name ending.
Thus, the correct name is ethanal.
The common names of aldehydes come from the corresponding carboxylic acids.
The name of the two-carbon carboxylic acid is acetic acid.
The class name ending for an aldehyde is -aldehyde.
Thus, the common name of your compound is acetaldehyde.