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Phenyl is used as a prefix, benzene when it is the main functional group, e.g. bromobenzene has benzene as the main functional group, whereas for 1-phenylethanol, the alcohol group is the main one.
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Phenyl is used as a prefix, benzene when it is the main functional group, e.g. bromobenzene has benzene as the main functional group, whereas for 1-phenylethanol, the alcohol group is the main one.
Phenyl is used as a prefix, benzene when it is the main functional group, e.g. bromobenzene has benzene as the main functional group, whereas for 1-phenylethanol, the alcohol group is the main one.
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Ok the question is, how do you know which functional group is the main one?
Ok the question is, how do you know which functional group is the main one?
When there is a carbon chain attached to a benzene ring the benzene ring becomes the attachment and is phenyl.
BUT this does not account for phenol
My advice is to learn the common functional groups.
chlorobenzene
nitrobenzene
methylbenzene
benzaldehyde
benzene carboxylic acid (benzoic acid)
benzene carbonyl chloride (benzoyl chloride)
methoxybenzene
phenol
phenylamine
phenylmethanol
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I don't think that there is a hard and fast "one size fits all" answer.
When there is a carbon chain attached to a benzene ring the benzene ring becomes the attachment and is phenyl.
BUT this does not account for phenol
My advice is to learn the common functional groups.
chlorobenzene
nitrobenzene
methylbenzene
benzaldehyde
benzene carboxylic acid (benzoic acid)
benzene carbonyl chloride (benzoyl chloride)
methoxybenzene
phenol
phenylamine
phenylmethanol
I don't think that there is a hard and fast "one size fits all" answer.
When there is a carbon chain attached to a benzene ring the benzene ring becomes the attachment and is phenyl.
BUT this does not account for phenol
My advice is to learn the common functional groups.
chlorobenzene
nitrobenzene
methylbenzene
benzaldehyde
benzene carboxylic acid (benzoic acid)
benzene carbonyl chloride (benzoyl chloride)
methoxybenzene
phenol
phenylamine
phenylmethanol
Can you give me an extensive list of these functional groups or give me a source which teaches me how to differentiate the prefix from its suffix (further reading).
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Ok the question is, how do you know which functional group is the main one?
Ok the question is, how do you know which functional group is the main one?
Do these help?:
https://www.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg...ns/names3.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8TrKjRHvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_t411jFAU
It can be tricky if you only have one (small) substituent on the benzene ring, as historically these have a variety of names - I would learn the common ones for these. In all other cases, stick with the IUPAC naming convention and you should be fine (as that's what you'll be tested on - note: no specific mention of naming aromatics in AQA syllabus, just that you should know IUPAC naming conventions generally).
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Do these help?:
https://www.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg...ns/names3.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8TrKjRHvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_t411jFAU
It can be tricky if you only have one (small) substituent on the benzene ring, as historically these have a variety of names - I would learn the common ones for these. In all other cases, stick with the IUPAC naming convention and you should be fine (as that's what you'll be tested on - note: no specific mention of naming aromatics in AQA syllabus, just that you should know IUPAC naming conventions generally).
Do these help?:
https://www.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg...ns/names3.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8TrKjRHvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7_t411jFAU
It can be tricky if you only have one (small) substituent on the benzene ring, as historically these have a variety of names - I would learn the common ones for these. In all other cases, stick with the IUPAC naming convention and you should be fine (as that's what you'll be tested on - note: no specific mention of naming aromatics in AQA syllabus, just that you should know IUPAC naming conventions generally).
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