Chemistry : Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Draw the structures of the functional group corresponding:
(i) Aldehyde
(ii) Nitrohydrocarbon
(iii) Carboxylic acid
(iv) Ether. 

Describe briefly the rules for writing the IUPAC names of long chain hydrocarbons. 

Name the following compounds according to IUPAC system of nomenclature:
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Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds:

Structures and IUPAC names of some hydrocarbons are given below: Explain why the names given in the parentheses are incorrect:

Which of the following represents the correct IUPAC name for the compounds concerned?
(a) 2, 2-Dimethylpentane or 2-Dimethylpentane

(b) 2, 4, 7-Trimethyloctane or 2, 5, 7-Trimethyloctane

(c) 2-Chloro-4-methylpentane or 4-Chloro-2-methylpentane

(d) But-3-yn-1-ol or But-4-ol-1-yne.