Naming Organic Compounds Series: Video 16
This tutorial video shows you how to name compounds with a ‘COOH' or carboxyl functional group using my puzzle piece approach to IUPAC naming.
(Watch on YouTube: Carboxylic. Click CC on bottom right for transcript.)
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You taught this so much better than my teacher..thank you
Thank u so much!
Why do both the aldehyde and ketone get the prefix “oxo” instead of the aldehyde getting the prefix “formyl” when combined with the carboxylic acid on the compound in the examples?
Hi Leah,
I am slightly confused. For the molecule cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, is the carboxyl group considered a substituent group? In that case, should it not be carboxycyclohexane? Also, my sources tell me that the prefix of an aldehyde is alkanoyl so I’m confused. If you can clear things up, that would be awesome.
Once again, thank you so much for these awesome videos!
There are different conventions to naming these strange groups on rings. carboxycyclohexane makes the ring priority but it’s the carboxy. alkanoyl is a less common abbreviation for aldehyde, as is formyl
With the 5-chloro-2-methyl-3-hexenoic acid don’t you have to specify that the alkene part is E?
Good point Sachi