What are the prefixes in organic chemistry?

Answer 1

The ones that students confuse all the time are below:

Methane - 1 carbon compound

Ethane - 2 carbon compound

Propane - 3 carbon compound

Butane - 4 carbon compound

For compounds with 5-10 carbons, add the Greek prefix to "-ane".

For example,

Pentane = 5 carbon compound.