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Chemistry
121, Winter 2008, LA Tech
Naming alkanes
1 Find
the longest carbon chain. Use
as base name with an ane ending.
2 Locate
any branches on chain. Use
base names with a yl ending.
3 For
multiple branch of the same type, modify
name with di, tri, ...
4 Show
the location of each branch with
numbers.
5 List
multiple branches alphabetically - the
di, tri, ... don’t count..