Nomenclature 4 Functional Groups

Front 1

Carboxylic Acid

Back 1

Priority:1

As suffix only:

-oic acid

Front 2

Ester

Back 2

Priority:2

As suffix only:

alkyl {parent}-oate

Front 3

Acid Chloride

Back 3

Priority:3

As suffix only:

-oyl chloride

Front 4

Anhydride

Back 4

Priority:3

As suffix only:

-oic anhydride

Front 5

Amide

Back 5

Priority:4

As suffix only:

N-alkyl {parent}-amide

Front 6

Nitrile

Back 6

Priority:5

As prefix:

-cyano-

As suffix:

-nitrile

Front 7

Aldehyde

Back 7

Priority:6

As prefix:

-oxo-

As suffix:

-al

Front 8

Ketone

Back 8

Priority:7

As prefix:

-oxo-

As suffix:

-one

Front 9

Alcohol

Back 9

Priority:8

As prefix:

-hydroxy-

As suffix:

-ol

Front 10

Amine

Back 10

Priority:9

As prefix:

-{N-alkyl}amino-

As suffix:

-amine

As substituent:

amino

Front 11

Alkene

Back 11

Priority:10

As prefix:

-en-

As suffix:

-ene

Front 12

Alkyne

Back 12

Priority:10

As prefix:

-yn-

As suffix:

-yne

Front 13

Ether

Back 13

Priority:None

As prefix only: -alkoxy-

Front 14

Halogen

Back 14

Priority:None

As prefix only: -halo-

Front 15

Alkyl

Back 15

Priority:None

As prefix only:

-alkyl-