Functional group nomenclature

Carboxylic acid

• 1

• drop e from root

• -oic acid

• carboxy-

Anic anhydride

• 2

• drop e from root

• -oic anhydride

Ester

• 3

• establish alkanoate: ex. methanoate, ethanoate, propionate

• establish alkyl

• write name as alkyl alkanoate

Acid Chloride

• 4

• drop e from root

• -oic chloride

• chlorocarbonyl-

Amide

• 5

• drop e from root

• -amide

• carbamoyl-

Nitrile

• 6

• don’t drop e

• -nitrile

• cyano-

aldehyde

• 7

• drop e

• -al

• oxo-

ketone

• 8

• drop e

• -one

• oxo-

alcohol

• 9

• drop e

• -ol

• hydroxy-

amine

• 10

• drop e

• -amine

• amino-