The material in these tutorials are intended to aid in your understanding of basic organic nomenclature. The pages are subdivided into topics based on the different functional groups present in organic molecules. Each section consists of a brief introduction, including examples, and a number of interactive on-line quizzes to test your understanding of the material. As a student it is your responsibility to determine when you have a sufficient understanding of the material.
Organic nomenclature is based on the priority of the different functional groups in the molecule.
If you are not familiar with the different functional groups you need to study them first. These pages make use of a number of visual aids to display molecules. You will need a copy of the Chime plug-in from MDL Information Systems to view some of these structures. If you are not familiar with Chime check this short help page . A standardized system for naming organic compounds was needed due the the vast number of structures possible with hydrocarbons.