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Nomenclature

Nomenclature

Point 3 of 16 — Lesson 6: Carboxylic Acids, Esters and Organic PolymersQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)

03 Nomenclature

  • Common names come from the natural source: formic (Latin formica, ant), acetic (acetum, vinegar), butyric (butyrum, butter), palmitic (palm oil).
  • IUPAC: the alkane name with -e replaced by -oic acid; the carboxyl carbon is C-1:
1HCOOH
Common
  • formic acid
IUPAC
  • methanoic acid
2CH₃COOH
Common
  • acetic acid
IUPAC
  • ethanoic acid
3CH₃CH₂CH₂COOH
Common
  • butyric acid
IUPAC
  • butanoic acid
4C₁₅H₃₁COOH
Common
  • palmitic acid
IUPAC
  • hexadecanoic acid

Substituents are numbered from the carboxyl carbon: 2,2-dimethylbutanoic acid; 2,3-dichlorohexadecanoic acid; 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid.

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