Question

Name the following organic molecule

Answer 1

Dare I try to dust of my old chemistry memories? Lets see... the main chain has five carbons so.. pent- something (just gotta remember the rest).

Answer 2

Hmm you are on the right path

Answer 3

hmm the double bond means... something..

Answer 4

ah ah! Pentene... with some numbers or something?

Answer 5

you need two things yea.

Answer 6

Hmm would it be Pent-2-ene? (urgh, had to google how to name compounds)

Answer 7

One of way putting it so yea else you can say 2-pentene. But you are not done yet :D

Answer 8

Oh no! What have I forgotten?

Answer 9

2 sec

Answer 10

Oh oh! It's something to do with the arrangement of the hydrogens right?

ok

Answer 11

Are the two molecules the same in the following pic:

Answer 12

Ah! (took me awhile), yes they are different because the double bond can't 'rotate'.

Answer 13

so the full name is? :D

Answer 14

(geometric isomers)

Answer 15

Bleh, I'm trying to remember what each are called when they are on the same side or not - is it cis and trans?

Answer 16

Yea :D

Answer 17

Ah ha! so it is trans 2-pentene :D

Answer 18

jeps :D

Answer 19

Woo! That took a serious amount of brain-dusting

Answer 20

haha xD