MCAT Organic Chemistry Review 2018-2019

1.1 IUPAC Naming Conventions LEARNING GOALS After Chapter 1.1, you will be able to: Identify the parent car ...

NAMING STEPS The primary goal of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) naming system is ...

Figure 1.2. Numbering the Longest Carbon Chain The highest-priority functional group should have the lowest possib ...

In Figure 1.4, we see some examples of what alternative alkyl substituents may look like. Figure 1.4. Co ...

Figure 1.5. An Example of a Complete IUPAC Name MCAT Concept Check 1.1: Before you move on, assess your un ...

How are numbers separated from each other and from words in a compound’s name? ...

1.2 Hydrocarbons and Alcohols LEARNING GOALS After Chapter 1.2, you will be able to: Predict the structure of ...

Table 1.1 Examples of Alkanes 2 ethane 3 propane 4 butane 5 pentane 6 hexane 7 heptane 8 octane Halogens are common su ...

ALKENES AND ALKYNES The MCAT does not explicitly test reactions of alkenes or alkynes, but you may still see ...

Alcohols are often referred to by their common names, rather than their IUPAC names. In this version of ...

formula refers, and draw one alternative. Molecular Formula IUPAC Name (Straight-Chain Alkane) Alternative Structure C ...

What are the common names for 2-propanol and ethanol? 2-Propanol: Ethanol: ...

1.3 Aldehydes and Ketones LEARNING GOALS After Chapter 1.3, you will be able to: Distinguish aldehydes from ...

Figure 1.7. Naming Aldehydes The carbonyl group of the aldehyde usually does not receive a number in the name ...

Ketones are commonly named by listing the alkyl groups in alphabetical order, followed by ketone, such as ...

Another convention that you may see on the MCAT is naming carbons relative to the carbonyl group. By this c ...

Propanal Propanone For a molecule with a double bond, an aldehyde, and an alcohol, which functional group ...

1.4 Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives LEARNING GOALS After Chapter 1.4, you will be able to: Name common car ...

Figure 1.10. Naming Carboxylic Acids The carboxylic acid group does not receive a number in the name because it ...

Figure 1.11. Naming Esters Groups bonded directly to the ester oxygen are named as substituents and are not numbe ...