Chain length | Systematic name | Common name (alkane) |
1 | met- | - |
2 | eth- | - |
3 | prop- | - |
4 | but- | - |
5 | pent- | - |
6 | hex- | - |
7 | hept- | - |
8 | oct- | caprylic |
9 | non- | - |
10 | dec- | capric |
11 | undeca- | - |
12 | dodeca- | laurylic |
13 | trideca- | - |
14 | tetradeca- | myristic |
15 | pantadeca- | - |
16 | hexadeca- | palmitic |
17 | heptadeca- | - |
18 | octadeca- | stearic |
19 | nonadeca- | - |
20 | icos- | - |