Alkene and Alkyne

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Kim Vu 2G
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Alkene and Alkyne

Postby Kim Vu 2G » Sat Mar 05, 2016 4:48 pm

When naming organic molecules, why does the alkene get numbering priority before the alkyne?
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Nicholas Codallos 4C
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Re: Alkene and Alkyne

Postby Nicholas Codallos 4C » Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:00 pm

I believe they have equal priority and that the name is decided based upon whether the alkene or alkyne is closest to the beginning of the chain.
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Laila Sathe 1D
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Re: Alkene and Alkyne

Postby Laila Sathe 1D » Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:14 pm

What happens if the numbering would be equivalent either way?
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