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Naming organic compounds
Identify and illustrate the displayed structures of: (a) methane and ethane (b) ethene (c) ethanol (d) ethanoic acid (e) the products from the reactions mentioned in sections 11.4-11.7
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- Identify and illustrate the displayed structures of: (a) methane and ethane (b) ethene (c) ethanol (d) ethanoic acid (e) the products from the reactions mentioned in sections 11.4-11.7
- Identify the type of compound based on a chemical name that ends with -ane, -ene, -ol, or -oic acid, or from a molecular or displayed formula
- Identify and illustrate the structural and displayed formulas of straight-chain: (a) alkanes (b) alkenes, including but-1-ene and but-2-ene (c) alcohols, including propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol, butan-1-ol, and butan-2-ol (d) carboxylic acids with up to four carbon atoms
- Identify and illustrate the displayed formulas of straight-chain esters that can be formed from straight-chain alcohols and carboxylic acids, each with up to four carbon atoms
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