Priority Table Of Functional Groups Of Organic Chemistry 3r123u

Priority table of functional groups of organic chemistry Formula

O || R−C−OH

Function

Acid

O || R−C−O−R' Ester

Sufix (main function)

−oic acid

−yl

Prefix (secondary function)

carboxyl−

−oate

Amide

−amide

carboxamido−

R−C≡N

Nitrile

−nitrile (cyanide)

cyano−

Aldehyde

−al

Example

CH3−COOH Ethanoic acid CH3−COO−CH3 Methyl ethanoate

O || R−C−NH2

O || R−C−H

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CH3−CH2−CONH2 Propanamide CH3−CN Ethanenitrile Methyl cyanide

oxo−

CH3−CH2−CHO Propanal CH3−CO−CH3 Propanone

O || R−C−R'

Ketone

−one

oxo−

R−OH

Alcohol

−ol

hydroxi−

R−NH2

Amine

−amine

amino−

CH3−CH2OH Ethanol CH3−CH2−NH2 Ethylamine

R−O−R'

Ether

− yl ...yleter

oxa−

CH3−O−CH2−CH3 Ethylmethyleter

C=C

Alkene

−ene

CH3−CH=CH2 Propene

−C≡C−

Alkyne

−yne

CH3−C≡CH Propyne

R−NO2

Nitro

nitro−

CH3−CH2−NO2 Nitroethane

R−X

Halide

fluoro−, chloro−, bromo−, iodo−

CH3−CH2Br Bromoethane

−R

Radical

yl−

CH3 | CH3−CH−CH3 Methylpropane

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