How to name products?

if you had a chlorine attached to benzene would you name it cholorobenzene or phenylchloride

if you had an amine attached to a hexane would you name it hexylamine or 1-aminohexane

??? slightly confusing

Reply 1

gingerbreadman85

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Using the orders of precedence as laid down by IUPAC (The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUPAC_nomenclature_of_organic_chemistry#Order_of_precedence_of_groups

EDIT - slightly more complete list:
http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/Carey/Useful/nomen.html

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 2

Princess Bubbles

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Original post by samzurai

if you had a chlorine attached to benzene would you name it cholorobenzene or phenylchloride

if you had an amine attached to a hexane would you name it hexylamine or 1-aminohexane

??? slightly confusing

Chlorobenzene and Phenylamine :smile:

Hexylamine

Reply 3

samzurai

OP

Original post by Seham

Chlorobenzene and Phenylamine :smile:

Hexylamine

thanks

in what scenario would you name a product with a benzene as phenyl as the prefix?

in what scenario would you name a product with a amine as amino as the prefix?

Reply 4

gingerbreadman85

9

Original post by samzurai

thanks

in what scenario would you name a product with a benzene as phenyl as the prefix?

in what scenario would you name a product with a amine as amino as the prefix?

phenylamine

2-aminopropan-1-ol

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 5

Princess Bubbles

16

Original post by samzurai

thanks

in what scenario would you name a product with a benzene as phenyl as the prefix?

in what scenario would you name a product with a amine as amino as the prefix?