The cruel bait-and-switch of organic chemistry in a nutshell! In class, they show you ethanol—basically two carbon atoms with an OH group slapped on. "See how simple? Just count the carbons and name the functional group!" Then the exam hits you with some nightmare molecule that looks like a spider on acid designed the Brooklyn Bridge. Suddenly you're expected to name something with more branches than the entire evolutionary tree. The professor's smirk says it all: "Welcome to the special circle of hell reserved for undergrads who thought chemistry would be an easy science credit."
Naming Organic Compounds

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