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Reference Chart -IUPAC &

Common Names
NOMENCLATURE
Fundional Root Primary|Secondary IUPAC TRIVIALOR
Homologous Condensed
Suffix Suffix NAME COMMON NAME
Series Structural Formula Group Word
ALKANES CR H2n+2 |P'araflins| MIETANI:
METHANE Methane
CHA n-1CH
ET ANI
ETHANE Fthane
C,H6 n=2HC-CH
|P'ROP| -ANIE
PROPANE Propane
CaHs n-31C-CH-Cl
BUT -ANI BUTANE Butane
CH10 n4HC-Cl2-CH2-C
ALKENESC H2n 1Olefins
C=C ETH -ENE ETHENE FEthylene
CH n-2 HC=CH2
Double PROP-ENE PROPENE PropyleTe
n=3HCCH=CH2 1-BUTENE 1-Butylene
-ENE
CHs n=HCCH;CH=CH2 bond BUT 2-BUTENE 2-Butylene
BUT -ENE
HC CHCH-CHa
ALKYNES Cn H2n-2
n=1
-CEC- ETH -YNE ETHYNE Acetylene
C,H2 n=2 HCECH
PROP-YNE PROPYNE Methyl acetylene
CH n=3| HC-C=CH Triple
bond BUT -YNE 1-BUTYNE Ethyl acetylene
C4H6 n=4H3C-CH,-C=CH
HC-CEC-CH3 BUT -YNE 2-BUTYNE Dimethyl acetylene
ALCOHOLS CH2n+1 OH
(Monoydricalccrcis]
-OH METH -ANE -ol METHANOL Methyl alcoho!
CH3OH n=1|HC-OH ETHANOL Ethyl alcohol
-ol
CH OH n=2HC-CH2-OH Hydroxyl ETH|-ANE 1-PROPANOL n-Propyl alcohol
-ol
C3H,OH n=3|H3C-CH-CH-OH| [alcoholic) PROP-ANE
ALDEHYDES Cn H2n O H
=0 METH -ANE -al METHANAL Formaldehyde
HCHO n=1H-CHO
Aldehydic ETH -ANE -al ETHANAL Acetaldehyde
CHCHO n=2 HC-CHO
CH CHOn=3|HaC-CH-CHO PROPANE -al PROPANAL Propionaldehyde
BUT ANE -al BUTANAL Butraldehyde
C3HyCHOn=4H3C-CH-CH2-CHO
CARBOXYLIC |C, H2n O2 OH
ACIDS
HCOOH n=1H-COOH -C=0 METH-ANE-oic acid METHANOIC Formic acid
ACID

CHCOOH n=2HC-COOH Carboxylic ETH-ANE-oicacid ETHANOIC Acetic acid


carboxyl] ACID

CHCOOH - H,C-CH-COOH PROP-ANE-oic acid PROPANOICPropionic acid


ACID
ALKYL C H2n+1 X Halo
HALIDES X=F, CI, Br, 1] [halides
CHCl n=1HC-CI -F,-Cl, METH-ANE Chloro CHLORO METHANE Methyl chloride
Bromo BROMO ETHANE Ethyl bromide
CBr n=H3C-CH2-Br -Br,-I, |ETH-ANE

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