Naming question; Michael Aldol Condensation

[Leakyrex1]

Hi everyone,

So I am performing a michael aldol condensation experiment and i was wondering if anyone can help with the naming. An example of naming would be 6-ethoxycarbonyl-3,5-diphenyl-2-cyclohexenone. This example was in my lab manual; the compound I am synthesizing, has a (p) or 4-methyl on only one of the diphenyls of the example compound. So my question is, I understand that when a benzene ring has a methyl, it is named toluene. This is how i am naming my compound: 6-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenyl-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-2-cyclohexenone. Does this sound right? my next guess would be to -5-((p)-toluenyl)-2-cyclo.... thanks for the help.

[Borek]

Nobody will be able to help not seeing the compound...

[coolakul]

Borek is right, no one will be able to help you if you cannot draw or show an image of your compound. You can use a simple free software like ChemSketch to draw your chemical structures. Check out this link to view information about the software:
http://www.acdlabs.com/resources/freeware/chemsketch/

Regards.

[ChemistHans]

Hi everyone,

So I am performing a michael aldol condensation experiment and i was wondering if anyone can help with the naming. An example of naming would be 6-ethoxycarbonyl-3,5-diphenyl-2-cyclohexenone. This example was in my lab manual; the compound I am synthesizing, has a (p) or 4-methyl on only one of the diphenyls of the example compound. So my question is, I understand that when a benzene ring has a methyl, it is named toluene. This is how i am naming my compound: 6-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenyl-5-(4-methylbenzyl)-2-cyclohexenone. Does this sound right? my next guess would be to -5-((p)-toluenyl)-2-cyclo.... thanks for the help.

Your first name preferred, except that it should be 4-methylphenyl and not 4-methylbenzyl, if I understand you correctly. The toluene nomenclature is less desirable (not systematic), but if used, it should be p-tolyl not p-toluenyl. Another place to get chemical structure drawing software for free is: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/plt/winplt.htm