Re: silly names
Not really: eth, prop, but, et. al. tell you how many carbon atoms you have and -ane, -ene, -yne tells you the ratio of hydrogen atoms to them. Together they tell you a lot about the expected properties.
Not really: eth, prop, but, et. al. tell you how many carbon atoms you have and -ane, -ene, -yne tells you the ratio of hydrogen atoms to them. Together they tell you a lot about the expected properties.