diff --git a/docs/snc4mz.md b/docs/snc4mz.md index 1376fc7..6468984 100644 --- a/docs/snc4mz.md +++ b/docs/snc4mz.md @@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ These only contain carbon and hydrogen. **Alkynes** contain **at least** one carbon-carbon triple bond and are named with a prefix with the total number of carbon atoms and "-ene". +!!! warning + The lack of standardisation prior to IUPAC means that some IUPAC names have common names that are still widely used today. + + - acetylene: **ethyne** + - vinyl: **propene** + - ethylene: **ethene** + The general formula for an **acyclic** hydrocarbon with no rings is as follows, where $n$ is the number of carbon atoms, $x$ is the number of double bonds, and $y$ is the number of triple bonds. $$\ce{C_nH_{2n+2-2x-4y}}$$