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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: Seks on February 12, 2008, 08:16:23 AM

Title: nomenclature of ether
Post by: Seks on February 12, 2008, 08:16:23 AM

CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-CH2-Cl

Indicated in my instructor's notes that it's 3-chloropropyl ethyl ether.

Can it also be 3-chloro-1-ethoxypropane?  Or is it 1-chloro-3-ethoxypropane?

Does the lowest # get assigned to the left of -O- or does it get assigned to the right of -O-?

Title: Re: nomenclature of ether
Post by: AWK on February 12, 2008, 08:29:55 AM

http://members.aol.com/logan20/nom_alc.html#ethernom
http://faculty.cns.uni.edu/~macmilla/mcmurry/mcmurry_chapter_18/sld002.htm
http://chemistry.boisestate.edu/people/richardbanks/organic/nomenclature/ethernomenclature1.htm
http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/93/r93_430.htm