Organic Chemistry Help :[

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thread starter KITxty Apr 14 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Alright, this has been bugging me for a while. And I won't find out for a while... Seeing as how Basil has all these geniuses out there... I'd ask you guys. Anyways, I took my Organic Chemistry Nomenclature exam... and this question keeps bugging me. click What would you call this molecule? I don't care if it's an impossible molecule or the common name for it, I just want to know the IUPAC name for it. I put the answers we came up with as links so that I wouldn't sway opinions. Some of my friends call it this. I , myself, and some other friends called it this. I just want to know which one would be correct... and probably... why if I'm not correct. XD Thanks guys! out. --le IT -EDIT- Okay... I think I have factual evidence supporting me? When I googled the two answers that WEREN'T mine... I got this. link & link Which basically comes up with nothing. When I googled my answer I came up with this. link If you click on the first link, and look down a bit, you'd come to this : link This is the image of my picture... just upside down. (the line leading to nothing means there's a CH3 there for those of you who wonder) So... am I right? o_o

saiyansage 04/15/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

RJustice said: "CH3 is methane right?" CH3 strictly speaking depends on exactly what else is in it xD CH3 as far as i know doesn't exist on it's own HOWEVER CH3 with a lone electron does exist which is a methyl free radical. These are created on large scale industrial processes such as the manufacture of polyethene. Well those would be ehtyl free radicals i suppose. You'd have ethene under free radical addition attack, this opens up the double bond and allows it to attack another ethene molecule. This continues until it undergoes termination where two of the radicals join together. It's dependant on the pressure and temperature it's under as if it's not kept constant then you'll end up getting many side chains and some screwy plastic lmao CH4 is methane as the gas xD

Xcelic 04/15/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

CH3 is in the methyl group. I think it's methane. It's a hydrocarbon. One carbon, three hydrogens.

RJustice 04/15/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

saiyansage said: " CH3 strictly speaking depends on exactly what else is in it xD CH3 as far as i know doesn't exist on it's own HOWEVER CH3 with a lone electron does exist which is a methyl free radical. These are created on large scale industrial processes such as the manufacture of polyethene. Well those would be ehtyl free radicals i suppose. You'd have ethene under free radical addition attack, this opens up the double bond and allows it to attack another ethene molecule. This continues until it undergoes termination where two of the radicals join together. It's dependant on the pressure and temperature it's under as if it's not kept constant then you'll end up getting many side chains and some screwy plastic lmao CH4 is methane as the gas xD" As far as I have learned CH3 is methane (or maybe it was CH4). W/e lool i didnt even read your explanation :X

KingDragon 04/15/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

CH3 is methly and CH4 is methane. And your friends are wrong and you are almost right.You have to write "cyclohexyl" in brackets.Pretty much what someone in 1st page wrote.

KITxty 04/18/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

KingDragon said: "CH3 is methly and CH4 is methane. And your friends are wrong and you are almost right.You have to write "cyclohexyl" in brackets.Pretty much what someone in 1st page wrote." My teacher doesn't really care. She said in or out... (that's what she said) <<THE OFFICE :]

KingDragon 04/18/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

KITxty said: " My teacher doesn't really care. She said in or out... (that's what she said) <<THE OFFICE :]" Oh well its ok then =D.