Organic Chemistry IUPAC Naming

Alkyne

carbon to carbon triple bond (class)

Amide

-CONH2, -CONH, -CONR2 (class)

Amine

-NH2 (Class)

Phenyl

C6H5- (Functional Group)

Carboxylic acid

-COOH (Class)

Ester

-COOC/-COOR (Class)

Alcohol

-OH (Class)

Aldehyde

C=O (carbonyl at the end of the carbon chain) (Class)

Alkane

Hydrocarbon, all single bonds (Class)

Alkene

carbon to carbon double bond (Class)

Ether

-OR (alkoxy group) (Class)

Ketone

-C=O (carbonyl group in the middle of a carbon chain) (Class)

Halogenoalkane

-F

-Cl

-Br

-I (class)

Hydroxyl

-OH (functional Group)

-ol/anol

-OH (IUPAC suffix)

alkenyl

C=C bond (Functional group)

-ene

C=C (IUPAC suffix)

Alkene (general formula)

CnH2n

Alkane (general formula)

CnH2n+2

Alkynyl

Carbon-to carbon triple bond (functional group)

Carbonyl (Aldehyde)

CHO (functional group)

Carbonyl (ketone)

RCOR`

Carboxyl (acid)

COOH (functional group)

Carboxyl (Ester)

COOC, RCOOR (functional group)

Alkoxy

ROR` (functional group)

Amido

CONH2 (functional group)

Amino

-NH2 (functional group)

-yne

Carbon-to-carbon triple bond (IUPAC suffix)

-oxyalkane

ROR (IUPAC suffix)

-al, -anal

CHO (IUPAC suffix)

-one, -anone

RCOR (IUPAC suffix)

-oic acid, anoic acid

COOH (IUPAC suffix)

-anoate

COOC, RCOOR (IUPAC suffix)

-anamide

CONH2 (IUPAC suffix)

-anamiine

NH2 (IUPAC suffix)

amino-

NH2 (IUPAC prefix)

Halogeno-

Halogen (IUPAC prefix)

CnH2n+2O

Alcohol & ether (general formula)

CnH2nO

Aldehyde & Ketone (general formula)

CnH2nO2

Carboxylic acid & Ester (general formula)

CnH2n-2

Alkyne (general formula)

CnH2n+1NH2

Amine (general formula)

CnH2n+1CONH2

Amide (general formula)

CnH2n+1X

Halogenoalkane (general formula)