ICSE Class 10 — IUPAC Nomenclature Practice (40
Questions)
Practice set of 40 Class■10 (ICSE) level IUPAC nomenclature problems. Solve the problems in the
"Problems" section and check answers in the "Solutions" section.
Problems
1. CH■–CH■
2. CH■–CH■–CH■
3. CH■–CH■–CH■–CH■
4. CH■–CH(CH■)–CH■
5. CH■–CH■–CH■–CH■–CH■
6. CH■–CH■–CH■–CH■–CH■–CH■
7. CH■–CH(CH■)–CH■–CH■
8. CH■–CH■–CH(CH■)–CH■–CH■ (i.e., a methyl on C■3 of pentane)
9. CH■=CH–CH■
10. CH■–CH=CH–CH■ (double bond in middle)
11. CH■=C(CH■)■
12. CH■=CH–CH■–CH■–CH■
13. CH■–C≡CH
14. CH■–C≡C–CH■
15. CH■–CH■–CH■–OH
16. CH■–CH(OH)–CH■
17. CH■–CH■–CH■–CH■–OH
18. (CH■)■CH–CH■–OH
19. CH■–CHO
20. CH■–CH■–CHO
21. CH■–CO–CH■
22. CH■–COOH
23. CH■–CH■–COOH
24. CH■–CH■–CH■–COOH
25. CH■–O–CH■–CH■
26. CH■Cl
27. CH■–CH■–CH■–Cl
28. CH■–CH(Cl)–CH■–CH■ (Cl on C■2 of butane)
29. CH■–CH■–Br
30. HO–CH■–CH■–OH
31. CH■–CH=CH–CH■–OH (double bond between C2–C3, OH on C1 side chain)
32. CH■–CH(CH■)–CH■–CH■–OH (a methyl on C■2 of butan■1■ol skeleton)
33. C■H■–CH■–OH
34. HCOOH
35. CH≡C–CH■–CH■
36. (CH■)■C–CH■ (a tert■butyl group attached to a methyl: neopentane/congeners)
37. CH■–C(CH■)■–CH■–CH■ (two methyls on C■2 of butane backbone)
38. CH■–COO–CH■–CH■
39. CH■–CH■–CH=O
40. HOOC–CH■–CH■–COOH
Solutions
1. 1. ethane
2. 2. propane
3. 3. butane
4. 4. 2■methylpropane
5. 5. pentane
6. 6. hexane
7. 7. 2■methylbutane
8. 8. 3■methylpentane
9. 9. prop■1■ene (propene)
10. 10. but■2■ene
11. 11. 2■methylprop■1■ene (commonly: isobutene)
12. 12. pent■1■ene
13. 13. prop■1■yne (propyne)
14. 14. but■2■yne
15. 15. propan■1■ol
16. 16. propan■2■ol (isopropyl alcohol)
17. 17. butan■1■ol
18. 18. 2■methylpropan■1■ol (isobutanol)
19. 19. ethanal (acetaldehyde)
20. 20. propanal
21. 21. propanone (acetone)
22. 22. ethanoic acid (acetic acid)
23. 23. propanoic acid
24. 24. butanoic acid
25. 25. methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether)
26. 26. chloromethane (methyl chloride)
27. 27. 1■chloropropane (propyl chloride)
28. 28. 2■chlorobutane
29. 29. bromoethane (ethyl bromide)
30. 30. ethane■1,2■diol (ethylene glycol)
31. 31. but■2■en■1■ol (name: but■2■en■1■ol)
32. 32. 3■methylbutan■1■ol
33. 33. benzenemethanol (benzyl alcohol)
34. 34. methanoic acid (formic acid)
35. 35. but■1■yne
36. 36. 2,2■dimethylpropane (common name: neopentane)
37. 37. 2,2■dimethylbutane
38. 38. ethyl ethanoate (ethanoic acid, ethyl ester: ethyl acetate)
39. 39. propanal (same as Q20; CH■CH■CHO) — but written here as CH■CH■CHO (aldehyde)
40. 40. butanedioic acid (succinic acid)
