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Matter and sustainability PrepaTec CEM

Importance order of functional groups


Functional group Suffix when it is the Prefix when it is a
main functional substituent.
group
Carboxylic acid …oic acid Carboxy-
Ester …yl …-oate Alkoxycarbonyl-
Amide -amide Carbamoyl-
Aldehyde -aldehyde or -al Oxo-
Ketone -one Oxo-
Alcohol -ol Hydroxi-
Amine -amine Amino-
Ether -oxy …
-ether
Alkene -ene
Alkyne -yne
Alkyl halide

NH2
X (Cl, Br, I, Alkyl halides/haloalkane C primary
F)
O
OH alcohol (OH is hydroxyl
group)
NH
CH aldehyde
C
O secondary amide
O
OH

C carboxylic acid
O N

C tertiary
C O
ketone O

H2N
primary
O
ester
C
NH
O secondary
amine

N
ether tertiary
O

CH
HC C
Arene HS Thiol
HC CH
CH

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