Portland State University - - Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chemistry 331 - Fall 1997

Chapter 3 Skills

Knowledge - Level 1

know the terminology:

saturated / unsaturated
terpenes / isoprene

know the IUPAC rules for nomenclature of alkenes and alkynes

know the sequence rules for assigning priorities (E / Z)


Concepts - Level 2

understand the implications of alkene structure
(pi bonding, planar, cis-trans isomerism)

understand the implications of alkyne structure
(two orthogonal pi bonds, linear, no cis-trans isomerism)


Applications - Level 3

write IUPAC names for alkenes and alkynes, including E/Z designation

identify terpenes and their constituent isoprene units