Naming Alkynes ■ General hydrocarbon rules apply with "-yne"as a suffix indicating an alkyne ■ Numbering of chain with triple bond is set so that the smallest number possible include the triple bond 8 7 65 432 CH CHCHCH2C=CCH2CH Begin numbering at the end nearer the triple bond. CHg 6-Methyl-3-octyne A compound with two triple bonds is a diyne A triyne has three triple bonds An enyne has a double bond and triple bondNaming Alkynes General hydrocarbon rules apply with “-yne” as a suffix indicating an alkyne Numbering of chain with triple bond is set so that the smallest number possible include the triple bond A compound with two triple bonds is a diyne A triyne has three triple bonds An enyne has a double bond and triple bond