CHEM 123 - Functional Groups

Function Group name, suffix

Carboxylic Acid, -oic acid, #1 priority

Functional Name, suffix

Ester, -oate, #2 priority

Functional name, suffix

Amide, -amide, #3 priority

Functional name, suffix

Nitrile, -nitrile, #4 priority

Functional name, suffix

Aldehyde, -al, #5 priority

Functional name, suffix

Ketone, -one # 6 priority

Functional name, suffix, substituent name

Alchohol, -ol, hydroxyl, # 7 priority

Functional name, suffix, substituent name

Thiol, -thiol, sulfanyl (mercapto), #8 priority

Functional name, suffix, substituent name

Amine, -amine, amino, #9 priority

R’-H functional name, suffix, substituent name

Hydrocarbon, -e, (R)yl, #10 priority

Functional name, substituent name

Ether, (R)oxygen, #11 priority

Functional name, substituent name

Sulfide, (R)ylsulfanyl, #12 priority

Functional name, substituent name

Halide, (hal)o, #13 priority

single bond infix

-an-

double bond infix

-en-

triple bond infix

-yn-

prefixes (parent/substituent length)

1-meth-, 2-eth-, 3-prop-, 4-but-, 5-pent-, 6-hex-, 7-hept-, 8-oct-, 9-non-, 10-dec-