1) Identify the length of the carbon chain, and name accordingly
Numbers of carbon in chain:
1 = methane = CH3
2 = ethane = Ch2CH3
3 = propane = CH2CH2CH3
4 = butane = CH2CH2CH2CH3
5 = pentane = CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
6 = hexane = CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
2) Number the carbons so that any branches/functional groups fall on the lowest posible carbon
3) Identify branches/functional groups
List functional groups/branches in alphabetical order. This takes precedence over the numbers of the groups.
The Functional Groups:
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