Tuesday, May 4, 2010

May 4 - Alkenes and Alkynes



B. Alkenes

  • Compounds with double bonds end in -ene
  • Put a number in front of the parent chain that indicates where the doubld bond is
  • More than 1 double bond changes the parent chain slightly


C. Alkynes
  • For compounds with triple bonds use -yne ending
  • Follow all the same alkene rules


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