"Chain of Carbons"
Nathan Greeneltch, Jenny Butler, Jonathan Fox, Kristin Bever, Arghavan Nasser, Jennifer Doan, Kirby Connolly, Tina Niell, Corinn Dwyer, Philip Valdes, Sara Rubinstein
Song: "Chain of Fools"
Artist: Aretha Franklin
For so many years
I heard Alkenes were complex
But I believe I may have you perplexed
Oh you got me where you wanted me Phanstiel
And you think you've got me fooled
Thought I just might fail
Oh, but I know all the rules
Chain Chain Chain
Chain of Carbons
Every chain is easy to translate
A heck of a lot easier
Than finding a soul mate
Oh babe!
Find the longest continuous carbon chain with the double bond
And make the substituents have the lowest numbers
List those substituents alphabetically
And remember to end in E-N-E
I really know those
Chain Chain Chain
Chain Chain Chain
Chain Chain Chain
Chain of Carbons
People will realize this is easy
One of these days
But up until then
I'm gonna keep gettin' those A's
Chain Chain Chain
Chain Chain Chain
Chain of Carbons
(Don't forget when you number cycloalkenes to make the double bond between C1 and C2)