Who is IUPAC and what they do? IUPAC is the organization that names and establishes rules for every organic compound. Find out more in a short video that focuses on prefixes, suffixes, functional groups, carbon chains, and cis or trans for double bonds. 

Concepts

chemical nomenclature, iupac names, organic compounds, prefixes, suffixes, functional groups, double bonds

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create many simple practice problems on the nomenclature and IUPAC standards
• Design an outline for taking notes while watching the video

Classroom Considerations

• Requires prior knowledge of chemical names and function groups
• Be aware that YouTube comments are open to the public and are not reviewed for content
• The 44th in a series of 46 videos

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes easy-to-interpret diagrams
• Provides closed captioning
• Perfect for either a flipped or traditional classroom

Cons

• None