Functional Groups (priority, prefix, suffix) | Quizlet

Order of Functional Group Priority

Carboxylic Acid
Ester
Acid (acyl) Halide
Amide
Nitrile
Aldehyde
Ketone
Alcohol
Thiol
Amine
Aromatic (arene)
Alkene
Alkyne
Alkane
Ether
Alkyl Halide
Nitro

Carboxylic Acid Prefix

Carboxy-

Ester Prefix

R-oxycarbonyl

Acid (acyl) Halide Prefix

halocarbonyl-

Amide Prefix

carbonyl-

Nitrile Prefix

cyano-

Aldehyde Prefix

Formyl-

Ketone Prefix

oxo-

Alcohol prefix

hydroxy-

Amine prefix

amino-

Alkene prefix

alkenyl-

alkane prefix

alkyl-

ether prefix

alkoxy-

Alkyl halide prefix

halo-

carboxylic acid suffix

-oic acid
-carboxylic acid

ester suffix

-oate

acid (acyl) halide suffix

-oyl halide

amide suffix

-amide
-carboxamide

nitrile suffix

-nitrile

aldehyde suffix

-al
-carbaldehde

ketone suffix

-one

alcohol suffix

-ol

amine suffix

-amine

alkene suffix

-ene

alkyne suffix

-yne

alkane suffix

-ane

ether suffix

-ane

alkyl halide suffix

-ane

Carboxylic acid ring suffix

Carboxylic acid

Ester ring suffix

carboxylate

acid chloride ring suffic

carbonyl halide

Amide ring suffix

carboxamide

nitrile ring suffix

carbonitrile

aldehyde ring suffix

carboxaldehyde