PRIORITY TABLE

Sl.no. Functional group Formula Prefix suffix

1. Sulphonic acid -SO3H - sulphonic acid

2. Carboxylic acid -COOH carboxy oic acid

3. Acid anhydride -(CO)2O - oic anhydride

4. Ester -COOR alkoxycarbonyl oate

5. Acid chloride -COCl chloroformyl oyl chloride

6. Acid amide -CONH2 carbamoyl amide

7. Aldehyde -CHO formyl al

8. Nitrile -CN cyano nitrile

9. Ketone -C=O oxo one

10. Alcohol -OH hydroxy ol

11. Thioalcohol -SH mercapto thiol

12. Amines -NH2 amino amine

13. Ethers -OR alkoxy -

14. Alkene >C=C< - ene

15. Alkyne -C≡C- - yne

16. Halogen -X halo -

17. Nitroso -NO nitroso -

18. Nitro -NO2 nitro -