Organic Nomenclature Quiz

This online quiz is intended to give you extra practice in concepts related to introductory organic nomenclature, including naming compounds and identifying functional groups from diagrams. PLEASE NOTE: structural isomers are not included in this quiz.

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Number of problems:	1  5  10  25
Type of questions (select at least one):	Name compounds from diagrams  Identify compound class from diagrams  Identify compound class from names
Carbon chain length:	1-4 carbons (e.g., methane, ethane, propane, butane)  5-7 carbons (e.g., pentane, hexane, heptane)  8-10 carbons (e.g., octane, nonane, decane)
Compound classes:	Simple chains:  Alkanes (single bonds only)  Alkenes (contain at least one double bond)  Alkynes (contain at least one triple bond) Chains with oxygen:  Alcohols (e.g., R–OH)  Aldehydes (e.g., R–CH=O)  Carboxylic acid (e.g., R–COOH)  Esters (e.g., R–COO–R')  Ethers (e.g., R–O–R')  Ketones (e.g., R–CO–R') Other functional groups:  Amines (e.g., R–NH2)  Aromatics (i.e., benzenes)
Also include:	Halides (e.g., R–F, R–Cl, R–Br, R–I)  Phenyls (e.g., benzene rings attached to chain)  Rings (e.g., "cyclo–")
Show formula:	Show chemical compound formulas in problems
Question format:	Fill-in-the-blank  Multiple choice
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