Organic Nomenclature
David B. Shaw Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI 53704
Note:	This program is included in both the General Chemistry Collection (SP-16) and the Advanced Chemistry Collection (SP-28). To Order General Chemistry Collection To Order Advanced Chemistry Collection
Organic Nomenclature is a drill-and-practice exercise in naming organic compounds (using both common and IUPAC names) and identifying structural formulas. It is based on the same principles and format as Inorganic Nomenclature (1). A HyperCard stack, Organic Nomenclature, consists of multiple-choice questions arranged by functional group (such as ketones) or compound type (such as ring compounds). A name or structural formula is given, and the correct structural formula or name is chosen from a list of five possible answers. The student can choose to work within a single class of compounds. Choosing alkenes, for example, randomly selects an alkene and displays either its structural formula or its name (common or IUPAC) and five possible answers. Selecting an incorrect answer generates a message explaining why the choice is incorrect. For the compound 2-nitro-4-methyl-2-heptene, choosing the answer D (see figure) generates the message, The molecule contains fewer carbon atoms than you have indicated with this choice. Please use this information to make another choice. The student can then choose another answer or choose a different example. Once the correct answer has been chosen, a congratulatory message is displayed. Screen from Organic Nomenclature. At any time, help screens are available that include prefixes and suffixes, common names (phenyl, n-butyl, etc.), stem names, and basic rules for naming simple organic molecules. In choosing problems, the student can select a compound from the current class of compounds (another alkene, for example). This would produce a problem giving either the name of another alkene, or the structural formula for another alkene. Alternatively, the student can choose to work with a different class of compound (ketones, perhaps), or have a question randomly selected from any of the 250 problems in any of the thirteen categories of compounds included in Organic Nomenclature. Hardware and Software Requirements Software in Series C of JCE: Software requires an Apple Macintosh computer (Macintosh Plus, SE or SE/30, Classic or Classic II, any Macintosh II, Centris, Quadra, PowerBook, or PowerMac) with a hard disk drive and an 800 K or SuperDrive floppy disk drive. System Software version 6.0.7 or later is also required. If you are running System 7 or MultiFinder, at least 2 MB RAM is required. A Macintosh compatible printer is optional. In addition to the hardware and software requirements listed above, Organic Nomenclature requires HyperCard or HyperCard Player version 2.1 or greater. Organic Nomenclature requires 0.7 MB of free disk space (not including HyperCard). Organic Nomenclature is compatible with System 7. Literature Cited Shaw, D. Inorganic Nomenclature. J. Chem. Educ: Software, 1994, VC (2).

First Published: August 1994

Citation: Shaw, D. B. . Organic Nomenclature J. Chem. Educ. Software 6C1

Keywords: Lecture Aid; Computer Room; High School; General; Organic; Organic nomenclature

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