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Functional Group Naming Table

The document provides naming conventions for common organic functional groups by listing the priority, functional group, example molecule, and associated prefix and suffix. It notes that when naming a molecule, the suffix should be used if possible, but a prefix may be used instead if there is no suffix or a higher priority functional group.

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Functional Group Naming Table

The document provides naming conventions for common organic functional groups by listing the priority, functional group, example molecule, and associated prefix and suffix. It notes that when naming a molecule, the suffix should be used if possible, but a prefix may be used instead if there is no suffix or a higher priority functional group.

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Naming Molecules with Functional Groups

Priority Functional Group Example Prefix Suffix

H H O

O H C C C
H H OH
1 Carboxylic acid C C -oic acid
OH Propanoic acid

H H
H C C C N
2 Nitriles -C≡N H H Cyano- -nitrile
propanenitrile

H O
O H C C
H H
3 aldehyde C C Formyl- -al
H
ethanal

H H O
H C C C
O H
H H C
4 ketone C C H Oxo- -one
H

C
Butan-2-one

H H OH
H C C C H

5 alcohol -O-H H H H Hydroxy- -ol


Propan-1-ol

H H H H H
H C C N C C H

6 amines -NH2 H H H H Amino- -amine


diethylamine

H Cl H
-Cl Chloro-
H C C C H
n/a haloalkane -Br H H H Bromo-

-I 2-chloropropane Iodo-

H
H H C H
H C C C
n/a alkene H H H -ene

But-1-ene

n/a alkyne -yne

But-2-yne

NOTE: When naming a molecule always use the suffix if possible! If there is no suffix, or another functional has priority, use the prefix.

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