- Catenation-carbon show catenation because it is able to create a very strong bond with other atoms ithas the ability to combine iself to form long chains of carbon
- Hence, million of compounds can be formed So if we incorporate hetroatoms like N,O,S,P,Si etc numeric number of compound of can be made
- There is a need to systametically name the organic compounds International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) provide certain rules and regulation regarding this
- Role Number 1- Branded alkane
- Long chain is cond=sidered
- Numbering start and closet to branch