COMMON NAMES OF ORGANIC

COMPOUNDS

1. CH 2  C  CH 2  Allene 17. CH 3  CH 2  CH
2  COOH  Butyric acid

2. CH 2  C  CH 3  Allylene 18. CH 3  CH 2  CH
2  CH 2  COOH

3. CH 2  CH  C  CH  Vinyl Acetylene
 Valeric acid

4. CH 2  CH  CH 2  C  CH  Allyl acetylene 19. CH 3  CH 2  CH

2  CH 2  CH 2  COOH

5. CH 2  C  CH 2  CH 2  CH  CH 2  Diallyl
 caproic acid

6. H  CHO  Formaldehyde 20. HOOC   CH 2 6

 COOH  Suberic acid

7. CH 3  CHO  Acetaldehyde
21. HOOC   CH 2 7
 COOH  Azelic acid
CHO
22. CH 3   CH 2 8
 COOH

8.  Benzaldehyde 
Capric acid (Decanoic acid)

9. CH 3  CH  CH  CHO  Crotonaldhehyde 23. CH 3   CH 2 10

 COOH

CH3

Lauric acid (Dodecanoic acid)
H3C C CHO
24. CH 3   CH 2 14
 COOH
10. CH3  Pivaldehyde
 Palmitic
acid (Hexa decanoic acid)
O

H3C C CH 3
25. CH 3   CH 2 16
 COOH
11.  Acetone

O 
Sterric acid (Octadecanoic acid)

C CH 3 COOH

26. COOH
 Oxalic acid
12.  Aceto phenone
COOH
O H2C
27. COOH
 Malonic acid
C
H2C COOH

13.  Benzo phenone 28. H2C COOH

 Succinic acid
14. H  COOH  Formic acid CH2
COOH
H 2C
15. CH 3  COOH  Acetic acid 29. CH2
COOH  Glutaric acid

16. CH 3  CH 2  COOH  Propionic acid H2C CH2

COOH

30. H2C CH2

COOH  Adipic acid

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 CH2 CH2 COOH
O
H2C
CH2 CH2 COOH
NH C
31.  Pamelic acid
O C
CH2
32. CH 2  CH  COOH  Acrylic acid
NH C

33. CH 3  CH  CH  COOH  Crotonoic acid 43.

O  Barbituric acid

HC COOH CH3

34. HC COOH  Maleic acid H3 C C

COOH

HOOC CH 44. CH3

 Pivalic acid

35. HC COOH  Fumaric acid 45. CH 2  CH  CN

 acrylo-nitrile
O
46. CH 3  CN
 Acetonitrile
36. H3 C C COOH  Pyruvic acid
47. CCl3  CH O
 Chloral
OH
O
O
CH COOH

HN
NH
37.  Mandelic acid

48. O
 Barbituric acid
38. CH 3   CH 2 7  CH  CH   CH 2 7  COOH
O
CH3
 Oleic acid (Cis 9 octadecanoic acid)
H C N
H2 C COOH
49.
CH3
HO C COOH

 Dimethyl formamide (D.M.F)

39. H2 C COOH  Citric acid
50. CH 2  CH  CH O
 Acrolien
OH O
O
H3 C
S
40. OH O  Squaric acid H3C
51.

 Di-
methyl sulphoxide. (D.M.SO)

COOH Cl
Cl
41. O  Furoic acid
CH
HC
COOH
52. Cl
Cl  Westron

Cl
Cl
42. N  Nicotinic acid
CH C

53.
Cl  Westrosol

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54. CF3 CH (B r )(Cl)  Halothane

55. CH Cl3  Chloroform

67.
 Decalin
56. CCl4  pyrere

H Cl
H H
Cl 68.
 Tetralin
Cl
H
H

Cl Cl
Cl
57.
H C6 H 6Cl6   Gammaxene
N
69.
 Quinicilidine
H 2C OH
NH 2

58. H 2C OH  Ethylene glycol (or) (prestone) NH

C

70.
NH 2  Guanidine
H 2C OH

HC OH
O

H 2C OH 71. H2N
C NH 2  Urea
59.  Glycerol

CHO
O

60. CHO  Glyoxal

O
O C O H

61. O C H  Glyoxalic acid

72.
O  Maleic anhydride
COOH

O
62. H 2C OH  Glycolic acid

CHO
O

C O
 CH 3 73.
O  Succinic anhydride
63.  Methyl glyoxal

O
H3 C
C O

N H

C O

64. H3 C  di-methyl glyoxal (DMG) 74.

O  Succinimide

Cl AsCl2
NO 2

N
65. HC CH  Lewisite

N N
Cl Cl
75. O
2N NO 2

66. H 2C CH 2 S CH 2 CH 2  Mustard gas


RDX (Research & development explosive)

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 CH3

76.  Benzene (or) phene

CH3 H3 C
CH3
83.
 Mesitylene

H3 C
CH3

77.  Toluene
84. H3 C
CH3  Durene
CH3
H2C CH CH2
CH3

78.  o- xylene
85.
 Allyl benzene
CH3

CH2
CH 2

86.
 Dibenzyl

79. CH3  m-xylene

CH
CH
CH3
87.
 Stillbene

OH

80. CH3  p-xylene

88. 
Phenol (carbolic acid)

OH

CH3

CH
81. H 3C CH3  Cumene 89.
 o-cresol

H3 C CH3 OH
CH

90. CH3
 m-cresol

82. CH3  p-cumene

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 OH OH

98.    naphthol

91. CH3  p-cresol OH

OH

NO 2 99.   -naphthol

OH

92.  o-nitro phenol CHO

OH

100.  Salicyladehyde

OH

NO 2 COOH
93.  m-nitro phenol

OH
101.  Salicylic acid

COOH

COOH

94. NO 2  P-nitro phenol

102.  Phthalic acid
OH
COOH
OH

95.  Catechol
103. COOH  iso-phthalic acid
OH
COOH

96. OH  Resorcinol

OH
104. COOH  Terephtalic acid

NH 2
97. OH  Quinol
105.  Aniline

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 NH 2 HC CH
COOH

CH3

106.  o-toulidine 113.

 Cinnamic acid

NH 2 114. ph  CH  CH  CH 2
 OH

 Cinnamyl alcohol

O CH3

107. CH3  m-toulidine

NH 2

115. CHO
 Anisaldehyde

H 2C Cl

108. CH3  p-toulidine

OH

OH 116.
 Benzyl chloride

Cl
HC
109. OH  Pyragallol
Cl
OH

117.
 Benzal chloride

Cl
110. HO OH  Phloro glucinol
Cl C Cl
HC CH2

118.
 Benzo trichloride
111.  Styrene
 O
HC CH CHO
C Cl

112.  Cinnamaldehyde
119.
 Benzoyl chloride

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 O O CH3

HN C CH3

126. 
Anisole

120.  Acetanilide O C
2H 5

HN C 127.
 Phenatole

121.  Benzanilide 128.

 Benzene

OH

O2N NO 2

129.
 Naphtalene

122. NO 2  Picric acid

130.
 Anthracene
Cl

CH CCl3

123. Cl 131.
 Phenanthrene

 (DDT) Di-chloro Di-phenyl trichloro ethane

C NH 2

132.
124.  Benzamide
  Pyrene (Note:
CCl4 also called as pyrene)
N NCl

133. N 
Pyridine
125.  Benzene diazonium chloride

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134. N  Quinoline
143. 
Azulene

N N

144.
 Azo- Benzene
135. N  Isoquinoline

NH NH

145.
N

Hydrazo benzene
136. H  Pyrrole

O
146.
 Bi- phenyl
137.  Furan
SO 3H

138. S  Thiophene

N 147.  Benzene
sulphonic acid

139. H  Imidazole
148.  Benzyne
N O

C
140. N  Pyrimidine
O

N C
N
149. O 
Phthalic anhydride
N N
O
H H
141.  Purine
C O
O C
OH C O

H
150. O
 Ninhydrin
142.  Tropolone

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 O
N
C

NH N
160.
 1,3 Diazine
C
N
151. O  Phtalamide

161. N
 1,4 Diazine

N
N

152. H  Indole N
162. N
 1,2,3-Triazine

N
N
N
N
153. H  Pyrazole 163. N
 1,2,4-Triazine
N

N
O N N
154.  Oxazole
164.
 1,3,5 Triazine

N
155. S  Thiazole N
165.
 Pyrroline
N
166. CH 4
 Marsh gas/damp fire

N 167. CH 3  OH
 Carbinol (methyl alcohol)

156. H  Imidazole Cl

CH2
N H 2C
168.
 Common: Chloroprene
N

IUPAC: 2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene
N
CH3
157. H  Triazole
 CH
2
N N H2C
169.
 Isoprene
N

Iupac: 2-methyl
N

1,3 butadiene
158. H  Tetrazole

N 170.
 Cyclo octatetraene
159. N  1,2 diazine

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 OH

171.  Annulene – (10)

Cl O
179. NHCOCH3
 Paracetamol
Cl C C

Cl H
172.

 Chloral (or) (Trichloro acetaldehyde)

Cl OH

Cl C HC

OH
173. Cl  Chloral hydrate
OH OH 180.
H3C C C CH3

 Inorganic Benzene  B 3 N 3 H 6 
174. CH 3 CH3  Pinacol

CH3

H3 C C C CH3

175. CH3 O  Pinacolone 181.

 chair
form of cyclo hexane

176.

 Cholesterol
182.
COOH

 boat form of cyclo hexane

OCOCH3

177.  Aspirin

178.

 Oil of Wintergreen
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