Prefixes for length of carbon chain?

Question

1. meth
2. eth
3. prop
4. but
5. pent
6. hex
7. hept
8. oct
9. non
10. dec
11. undec
12. dodec
13-20. ???

Those are the 12 prefixes for the length of the carbon chain (# of carbons). I need the rest from numbers 13-20. If anyone knows what they are please post. Thankyou.

Answer 1

Number Multiplier Number Multiplier
1 mono
2 di-
3 tri-
4 tetra-
5 penta-
6 hexa-
7 hepta-
8 octa-
9 nona-
10 deca-
11 undeca-
12 dodeca-
13 trideca-
14 tetradeca-
15 pentadeca-
16 hexadeca-
17 heptadeca-
18 octadeca-
19 nonadeca-
20 icosa-
21 henicosa-
22 docosa-
23 tricosa-
30 triconta-
31 hentriconta-
40 tetraconta-
100 hecta-
1000 kilia-

There's a lot more between 30 and 10,000 and it gets even more complicated but check out the reference website.
http://www.answers.com/topic/iupac-numerical-multiplier

Confused enough yet?

Answer 2

Carbon Chain Names

Answer 3

Everything you need to know is here

1 mono
2 di-
3 tri-
4 tetra-
5 penta-
6 hexa-
7 hepta-
8 octa-
9 nona-
10 deca-
11 undeca-
12 dodeca-
13 trideca-
14 tetradeca-
15 pentadeca-
16 hexadeca-
17 heptadeca-
18 octadeca-
19 nonadeca-
20 icosa-
21 henicosa-
22 docosa-
23 tricosa-
30 triconta-
31 hentriconta-
40 tetraconta-
100 hecta-
1000 kilia-

Answer 4

4 Carbon Chain

Answer 5

Does 13-20 really matter? No scientists actually say, uhmmm gimme so dodecane. Rather they'd say give me some C12H26, or something more common. Honestly, who cares what the prefixes are?

Answer 6

Get a Greek counting book!

Triskaidecane = 13 and so on.

Answer 7

I often end up submitting the same question on other sites

Answer 8

I was thinking to ask this too