COMMON NAME

ESSENTIAL

S.NO Compound Common Names

Group A: ⟶ ALKANES

1. Isopentane

2. CH 3 Iso Octane
|
CH 3  C  CH 2  CH  CH 3
| |
CH 3 CH 3

3. CH 3 Neo Pentane
|
CH 3  C  CH 3
|
CH 3

Group B: ⟶ ALKENES
4. Allene

Group D: ⟶ ALKYLHALIDE
5. Ethylidene Chloride
(A gem dihalide)

6. CH 2  CH 2 Ethylene Dichloride
| | (A Vinyl dihalide)
Cl Cl

7. CHCl 2 Westron (Solvent)

|
CHCl 2

8. Westrosol or
Triclean(Solvent)

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Group E: ⟶ ALCOHOL
9. CH 2  OH Glycol or Ethylene Glycol
|
CH 2  OH

10. CH 2  CH  CH 2 Glycerol
| | |
OH OH OH

11. Allyl Alcohol

12. Vinyl Alcohol

Group F: ⟶ ETHER
13. Anisole
(Methyl Phenyl Ether)

14. Croton aldehyde

15. Acraldehyde or
Acrolein

16. CHO Glyoxal

|
CHO
Group G: ⟶ ALDEHYDE
17. CHO Glyceraldehyde
H C OH
CH2OH

Group H: ⟶ KETONE
18. Acetone

19. HO  CH  COOH Malic acid

|
CH 2  COOH

H
|
20. CH 3  C  COOH Lactic Acid(In milk)
|
OH

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21. Glycine
(Amino Acetic Acid)

22. Glycolic Acid

23. Malonic acid

24. CH 2  COOH Succinic acid

|
CH 2  COOH

25. CH2 COOH Glutaric acid

CH2
CH2 COOH

26. Adipic Acid

27. HO  CH  COOH Tartaric acid

|
HO  CH  COOH

O
28. || Maleic acid
H  C  C  OH
||
H  C  C  OH
||
O

29. O Fumaric acid

||
H  C  C  OH
||
HO  C  C  H
||
O

Group J: ⟶ACID DERIVATIVES

30. CH3  C  CH 2  C  O  C2 H5 Aceto Acetic Ester (AAE)
|| ||
Or O O Ethyl Aceto Acetate

31. H 2 N  C  NH 2 Urea
||
O

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Group K: ⟶N–DERIVATIVES
32. CH2=CH–CºN Vinyl Cyanide or
Acrylo Nitrile

Group L: ⟶AROMATIC COMPOUNDS

33. Anthracene

34. Indol

35. Pyridine (Py)

36. Thiophene

37. Pyrrole

38. Sulphanilic acid

39. Azulene

40. Napthalene

41. Furan

42. o–xylene

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43. m-xylene

44. p-xylene

45. Nitrobenzene (oil of mirbane)

46. NH2 Orthanilic Acid

SO3H

47. Catechol

48. OH Resorcinol

OH

49. OH Quinol

OH

50. o-Cresol

51. m-Cresol

52. p-Cresol

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S.No. Compound Common Name

53. 2,4,6 Trinitrophenol or Picric acid

OH
54. CHO Salicylaldehyde
(o-hydroxybenzaldehyde)

55. Salicylic acid

56. C6H5CO3H Perbenzoic acid

CH3 CH3 CH3

57. CO2H
Toluic acids

CO2H
o-toluic acid, m-toluic acid,
m.p. 105°C m.p. 111°C
CO2H
p-toluic acid,
m.p. 180°C

58. Phthalic acid

59. Isophthalic acid

60. Terephthalic acid

CO2H
61. Anthranilic acid (o-aminobenzoic acid)
NH2

62. C6H5CHO Benzaldehyde

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Group M:⟶ HETROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

63. Pyrrolidine

64. Piperidine

65. Tetrahydrofuran (THF)

66. Oxirane or Ethylene Oxide or

Oxo Cyclo Propane

67. Quinuclidine

68. NH 2  C  NH 2 Urea
||
O

69. NH 2  C  NH 2 Guanidine
||
NH

70. Aniline

71. Phthalimide

72. H3C CH3 Cumene

CH

73. Ph–CH=CH–CHO Cinnamaldehyde

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74. Phthalic anhydride

SOME REAGENTS
75. Grignard’s reagent RMgX

76. NBS N-Bromosuccinimide

POLAR PROTIC SOLVENTS

77. H –O–H Water

78. R–O–H Alcohol

79. OH Phenol

80. CH3–C–OH Acetic acid

O
81. HF Hydrogen Fluoride

82. NH3 Ammonia

POLAR APROTIC SOLVENTS

83. DMS Dimethyl sulphide CH3–S–CH3

84. DMSO Dimethyl sulphoxide Me2S=O

85. HMPT Hexamethylphosphoramide

or
HMPTA O=P–(NMe2)3

86. DMF Dimethyl formamide

87. Crown ethers Cyclic polyethers

O
O O
O

(12 – C – 4)

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DESIRABLE
S.No Compound Common Name
Group A: ⟶ ALKANES
1. CH 3 Triptane
|
CH 3  C —— CH  CH 3
| |
CH 3 CH 3

2. – CH 2  CH 2  CH  CH 3 Iso pentyl Group

|
CH 3
Group B:⟶ ALKENES
3. CH3–CH2–CH=CH2 α–Butylene

4. CH3–CH=CH–CH3 β–Butylene

5. CH 3  C  CH 2 Iso Butylene
|
CH 3
6. CH 3 Isoprene
|
CH 2  C  CH  CH 2

Group C:⟶ ALKYNES

7. HC≡CH Purified Acetylene or Norcelyne

8. CH2=CH–C≡CH Vinyl Acetylene

9. CH3–C≡CH Allylene

Group D:→ ALKYL HALIDE

10. CH 2Cl CH 2Cl Mustard Gas
| | (Poisonous; used in war)
CH 2  S  CH 2
11. C=C Tetraclean or Perclean
Cl
12. | Chloropicrin (tear gas)
Cl  C  NO 2
|
Cl

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13. CCl 3 Chloretone

|
CH 3  C  CH 3
|
OH

14. Cl Chloroprene
|
CH 2  C  CH  CH 2

15. H  C  Cl Lewisite
||
H  C  AsCl 2

Group E:→ ALCOHOL

16. CH≡C–CH2–OH Propargyl Alcohol

17. CH 3 Pinacol
|
CH 3  C  OH
|
CH 3  C  OH
|
CH 3

Group F:→ ETHER

18. C6H5–O–C2H5 Phenetole

(Ethyl Phenyl Ether)

19. CH3CH(OCH3)2 Methylal

Group G:→ ALDEHYDE

20. CHO Glyoxalic acid
|
COOH

CH 3
21. | Pavaldehyde
CH 3  C  CHO
|
CH 3
or
(CH3)3C–CHO

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22. (CH3)2CHCHO Isobutyraldehyde

23. CH 3  C  C  CH 3 Dimethyl Glyoxal

|| ||
O O

24. CH3  C  C  H Methyl Glyoxal or

|| ||
O O Pyruvic Aldehyde

Group H:→ KETONE

25. Phorone

26. Mesityl Oxide

27. H2C=C=O Ketene

Group I:→CARBOXYLIC ACID

28. CH3–(CH2)3–COOH Valeric Acide

(n–Pentanoic acid)

29. CH3(CH2)4COOH Caproic Acid

(n–Hexanoic acid)
OH
30. Citric | Acid
CH 2 —— C —— CH 2 (In lemon)
| | |
COOH COOH COOH

31. CH2=CH–COOH Acralic Acid

32. HO  C  OH (H 2CO 3 ) Carbonic Acid

||
O

33. CH3–CO–COOH Pyruvic Acid

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34. CH3–CH=CH–COOH Crotonic Acid

35. C 6 H 5  CH  COOH Mendalic Acid

|
OH

36. NH2COOH Carbamic Acid

(Amino formic Acid)

37. COOH Oxalic acid

|
COOH

Group J:→ACID DERIVATIVES

38. Cl  C  C  Cl Oxalyl Chloride
|| ||
O O

39. NH2COONH4 Ammonium Carbamate

40. NH 2  C  C  NH 2 Oxanamide
|| ||
O O

41. Cl  C  Cl Phosgene
||
O
Group K:→N–DERIVATIVES

42. H–C≡N Forma Nitrile

43. CH3–C≡N Aceto Nitrile

44. CH3–N=C=O MIC

(Methylisocyanate)

Group L:→AROMATIC COMPOUNDS

45. Orange II

46. Butter Yellow

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47. Furfural

48. Coumarine

49. Michler’s Ketone

OH OH
50. Phenolphthalein

C
O
C
O

51. Tropone
(Cycloheptatrienone)

52. Tropolone
(Cycloheptatrienolone)

53. Cl
DDT
(Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
CCl3–CH
Cl

54. OH a–naphthol

OH
55. b–naphthol

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56. H2N NH2 Benzidine

57. Hydrazobenzene

58. HO OH Phloroglucinol

OH

59. Wurster salts

60. C6H5CONH2 Benzamide

61. (C6H5CO)2O Benzoic Anhydride

62. (C6H5CO)2O2 Benzoyl Peroxide

63. Saccharin (o-sulphobenzoic imide)

64. C6H5CH=CH2 Styrene

65. Ph–CH=CH–Ph Stilbene

66. Ph  C  CH  Ph Benzoin
|| |
O OH

67. C6H5COCOC6H5 Benzil

68. (C6H5)2C(OH)CO2H Benzilic acid

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Group M:→ HETROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

69. Morpholine

70. Aziridine

71. Hexa-methylenetetramine
or Urotropine

72. Oxitane

73. CH 3  C  NH 2 Amidine
||
NH

SOME REAGENTS
74. LAH Lithium aluminium
hydride :

75. SBH Sodium borohydride

76. PCC Pyridinium chlorochromate


CrO3 Cl

77. Raney Nickel Ni–Al alloy

78. Wilkinson’s Tris(Triphenylphosphine)

catalyst chlororhodium (I)
(PPh3)3RH⨁Clr

79. Bayer’s reagent 1% dil. alkaline

aq.sol. of

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80. Braddy’s reagent

2,4 DNP

81. Liemieux reagent + dil.alk.

82. TEL Tetra ethyl lead

83. Gillman’s reagent CuLi/[ Cu]– Li+

84. Tollen’s reagent alk. sol. of

85. Fehling’s reagent alk. sol. of

86. Hinsberg’s reagent

SOME GROUPS
87. Ts Tosyl

88. Ms Mesyl

89. Ac Acyl

90. Bs Brosyl

91. Tf Triflate

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