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CAIE A-Level Chemistry 13.1.5 Systematic Organic Nomenclature

Practise naming simple aliphatic molecules up to the syllabus carbon limits using functional-group priority and locants.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
AS

Exam points

  • select the longest chain containing the principal functional group and number it for the lowest locant
  • name and alphabetise substituents with multiplicative prefixes while retaining every position number
  • name esters as alkyl alkanoates and respect the straight-chain and carbon-count limits in the syllabus

13.1.5—Systematic nomenclature of simple aliphatic question 1

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Organic compounds can be distinguished using chemical tests and analytical techniques.

Table 3.1 shows four pairs of organic compounds.

Table 3.1

Table 3.1

Give the systematic name of B2.

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