What is the root or base name of an organic compound according to IUPAC System?
1 Answer
May 14, 2018
All organic compounds are based according to IUPAC rules from the parent alkane with the appropriate number of C atoms.
Explanation:
So alknes go
methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane and decane for the first 10 members of the homologous series.