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Naming Ketones

March 25, 2013 By Leah4sci 6 Comments

Nomenclature Ketones Organic Chemistry Tutorial Video Leah FischNaming Organic Compounds Series: Video 15
This Leah4sci tutorial video shows you how to name molecules containing a carbonyl in the middle of the chain using my puzzle piece approach to IUPAC nomenclature. Naming examples include simple and substituted ketones, multiple carbonyls and cyclic ketones.


(Watch on YouTube: Ketones. Click CC on bottom right for transcript.)

<– Watch Previous Video: Naming Aldehydes
–> Watch Next Video: Naming Carboxylic Acids

This is Video 15 in the Naming Organic Compounds Video Series. Click HERE for the entire series.

Need a review on Functional Groups? Watch the Functional Groups Video, Download the Cheat Sheet, then try the Quiz.

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Comments

  1. Israel says

    October 16, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    Thanks it was great

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      December 29, 2016 at 5:41 pm

      You’re welcome, Israel!

      Reply
  2. Udita says

    October 6, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    Thank you so much.

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      October 19, 2016 at 12:48 pm

      You’re welcome, Udita!

      Reply
  3. Matt says

    September 26, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    For the example cyclohex-2-ene-1-one, would it be possible to alternatively name it as:
    1-cyclohex-2-enone? Great video by the way 😀

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      September 28, 2015 at 6:29 pm

      2-enone doesn’t tell me if the 2 is ‘ene’ or ‘one’

      Reply

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