Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry
11.2Naming organic compounds
Naming organic compounds in Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 11.2.1Name and draw the displayed formulae of methane, ethane, ethene, ethanol, ethanoic acid and the products of the reactions in sections 11.4 to 11.7.
- 11.2.2State the type of compound present from a name ending in -ane, -ene, -ol or -oic acid, or from a molecular or displayed formula.
- 11.2.3Supplement: name and draw the structural and displayed formulae of unbranched alkanes, alkenes (including but-1-ene and but-2-ene), alcohols (including propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol, butan-1-ol and butan-2-ol) and carboxylic acids with up to four carbon atoms per molecule.
- 11.2.4Supplement: name and draw the displayed formulae of the unbranched esters made from unbranched alcohols and carboxylic acids that each have up to four carbon atoms.
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