Naming Benzene Rings Practice Problems

Give the name of the following derivative of benzene using IUPAC rules.

Give the name of the disubstituted benzene below, and use the prefixes p (para), o (ortho), and m (meta) to indicate the positions of the substituents.

Draw the structure of m-nitrotoluene.

Draw the structure of p-bromobenzonitrile.

Draw the structure of m-bromobenzenesulfonic acid.

Draw the structure of p-methylphenol.

Draw the structure of 1-bromo-2,4-dimethylbenzene.

Draw the structure of p-bromostyrene.

Draw the structure of m-chloroanisole.

Draw the structure of 3,5-dibromoethylbenzene.

Draw the structure of p-nitrobenzoic acid.

Write the correct name for 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene.

Write the correct name for 4-hydroxynitrobenzene.

Provide a name for the following compound.

Provide the IUPAC name for the following compound.

(i) Draw the structures of all brominated benzenes having from one to six bromine atoms.
(ii) Name all the structures from part (i).

Give the appropriate name for each of the compounds shown below.

Give the appropriate name for each of the compounds shown below.

Write the corresponding structure for each of the names shown below.
(i) m-nitroanisole
(ii) 2,3-dimethoxyphenol
(iii) m-aminobenzoic acid

Give the appropriate name for each of the compounds shown below.

Determine if the following molecules are either an alkyl halide (R-X), a vinyl halide (RCH=CH-X), or an aryl halide (Ph-X).

(i) chlorocyclopentane

(ii) 1-bromocyclopentene

(iii) PCB-47

Consider the following compound:

Classify these compounds as one of the following:

• An alkyl halide
• An aryl halide
• A vinyl halide

Is the given molecule a haloarene, haloalkane, or haloalkene?

Is the given molecule classified as haloarene, haloalkane, or haloalkene?

Provide the condensed and skeletal structures for 6,6-dichloro-2-methylnonane.

Name the following compounds systematically.

For the nitrogen-containing compounds given below, classify the functional group and write an appropriate IUPAC name.

Write appropriate systematic names for the structures shown below:

Determine the appropriate IUPAC name for the following amine.

Write the IUPAC name for the following:

What is the IUPAC name for the following given name: p-fluoro-o-iodophenol?

What is the structure of each of the following species?

i. cyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-ylium chloride

ii. sodium cyclohepta-2,4,6-trien-1-ide

What is the structure of each of the following species listed below?

i. o-toluenesulfonic acid

ii. p-xylene

What are the structures of the compounds listed below?

i. (4-methylpentyl)benzene

ii. 2-phenylethan-1-ol

Provide the molecular structure of each of the organic compounds given below:

a. acetophenone

b. phenol

c. chlorobenzene

Provide the molecular structure of each of the organic compounds listed below:

a. ethylbenzene

b. cumene

c. benzyl alcohol

Provide suitable names for the following:

Name each of the given compounds.

What are the structures of the following compounds?

i. (2,3-dimethylbutyl)benzene

ii. (2-bromoethyl)benzene

Give the structure of 5-fluoro-2-iodoaniline.

Correct the names listed below:

i. para-ethylchlorobenzene 

ii. 1,6-dibromobenzene

Correct the names given below:

i. meta-fluorotoluene

ii. 6-propyl-4-chloroaniline