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Problems:

1. (CH3)2CHCH(C2H5)CH2CH2CH3
2. (CH3)2C=CHC(C2H5)=CH2
3. CH3C≡CCH(C2H5)2
4. (CH3)3CC≡CCH2CH=C(CH3)2
5. (CH3)2CHCH2CH(OH)CH2CH3
6. (C2H5)2CHCH2COCH3
7. (CH3)2C=CHCH(CH3)CH2CHO
8. (CH3)3CCOCH2CH2COC(CH3)3
9. CH3COCH2CH(OH)CH2OH
10. CH2=C(C2H5)CH2C(CH3)2OH

Functional Group Secondary suffix

Alcohol (-OH) -ol

Aldehyde (-CHO) -al

Ketone (>CO) -one-

Carboxylic acid (-COOH) -oic acid

Sulphonic (-SO3H) -sulphonic acid

Amine (-NH2) -amine

Thioalcohol (-SH) -thiol

Cyanide (-CN) -nitrile


Ester (-COOR) -oate

Amide (-CONH2) -amide

Acid halide (-COX) -oyl halide

Class Formula Suffix Prefix

(if present as a (if present as a


functional group) substituent)

Carboxylic acid -oic acid Carboxy

Acid ahydrides -oic anhydride

Eaters Alkyl alkanoate Alkoxycarbonyl

Acyl halides -oyl halide Haloalkanoyl

Amides -amide Carbamoyl

Nitriles -CºN Nitrile Cyano

Aldehydes -al Formyl

Ketones -one Oxo

Alcohols -OH -ol Hydroxy


Amines Amine Amino

Ethers -O- Alkoxy alkane -oxy

Alkenes -ene Alkenyl

Alkynes -CºC- -yne Alkynyl

Halides -X - Halo

Nitro -NO2 - Nitro

Alkanes -ane Alkyl

Benzene Benzene Phenyl


1. 3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylhexane
2. but-2-ene
3. 2-methylbut-2-ene
4. 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene
5. 3-ethyl-2-methylpent-1-ene
6. Tetrachloromethane
7. 1,1-dichloroethene
8. 1,2-dibromo-2-methylbutane
9. 1,2-dibromocyclohexane
10. 2-methylpropanal
11. 3-methylpentan-2-one

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