Class of compound and functional group. Organic Chem SL

Class

Functional group name

Functional group formula

IUAC prefix–
or –suffix 

Example

alkane

alkyl

–ane

ethane-structural-formula

ethane

alkene

alkenyl

alkene-functional-group

–ene

ethene-structural-formula

ethene

alkyne

alkynyl

alkyne-functional-group

–yne

ethyne-structural-formula

ethyne

halogenoalkane

halogeno

F–
Cl–
Br–
I–

fluoro–
chloro–
bromo–
iodo–

halogenoethane-structural-formula

if X = F, fluoroethane

alcohol

hydroxyl

alcohol-functional-group

hydroxy–
–ol

ethanol-structural-formula

ethanol

aldehyde

carbonyl (aldehyde)

aldehyde-functional-group

–al

ethanal-structural-formula

ethanal

ketone

carbonyl (ketone)

MTFNx145_ketone-functional-group

–one

propanone-structural-formula

propanone

carboxylic acid

carboxyl (acid)

carboxylic-acid-functional-group

–oic acid

ethanoic-acid-structural-formula

ethanoic acid

ether

alkoxy

alkoxyalkane-functional-group

ulI4TBqE_ethoxyethane-structural-formula

ethoxyethane

amine

amino

amine-functional-group

–amine

ethanamine-structural-formula

ethanamine

amide

amido

amide-functional-group

–amide

ethanamide-structural-formula

ethanamide

ester

ester (carboxyl)

ester-functional-group

–oate

methyl-ethanoate-structural-formula

methyl ethanoate

aromatics*

phenyl