SUFFIX AND PREFIX FOR FUNCTIONAL GROUPS (priority table) New Dimension,Sikandra/Manas nagar Agra)
Functional Group Structure Prefix(Sec) Suffix(Sec) General name Iupac name
Acid −COOH carboxy carboxylic or oic acid Common Alka+ic Acid Alkane+oic acid
Sulphonic −SO3H sulpho sulphonic acid Alkyl+sulphonic Acid Alkane+sulphonic
derivative Acid
Anhydride -COOCO- - Oic+anhydride Commonalka+ic+anhydride Alkane+oic anhydride
Ester −COO(R) alkoxocarbonyl oate Alkyl+common alka+ate Alkyl+ alkane+oate
Acid chloride −COCl chloroformyl oyl or carbonyl Common alka+yle halide Alkane+oyl halide
Acid amide −CONH2 carbamoyl amide or carbonamide Common alka+amide Alkane+amide
Cyanide −CN cyano carbonitrile(nitrile) Alkyl +cyanide Alkane+nitrile
Iso cyanide -NC isocyano isocyanide Alkyl+isocyanide Alkane+isocyanide
Aldehyde −CHO formyl al Common alka+aldehyde Alkane+al
Ketone −CO− oxo, keto one Alkyl alkyl’+ketone Alkane+one
Alcohol −OH hydroxy ol Alkyl+alcohol Alkane+ol
Mercaptan −SH mercapto thiol Thio alcohol Alkane+thiol
Amine −NH2 amino amine Alkyl+amine Alkane+amine
Substitute used in IUPAC
Halide −X halo −−− Alkyl+halide Halo+ alkane
nitro derivative −NO2 nitro −−− Alkyl+nitrite Nitro+ alkane
Nitroso −NO nitroso −−− Nitroso+alkane
derivative
Sulphide −S−R alkyl thio −−− Thio ether
Ether −OR alkoxy −−− Alkyl ether Alkoxy+ Alkane
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Double bond C=C −−− ene Alkene
Triple bond CC −−− yne Alkyne
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