Common and IUPAC Names of Some

Organic Compounds
S.No. Compound Common names IUPAC name
1. CH4 Methane or Marsh gas Methane
or Fire damp or
Carbane
2. H3 C  CH  CH3 Isobutane 2-Methylpropane
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CH3

3. H3C  CH  CH2  CH3 Isopentane 2-Methylbutane

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CH3

CH3
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4. H3 C  C  CH3 Neopentane 2, 2-Dimethylpropane
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CH3

CH3
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5. CH3  CHCH2CH2CH3 Isohexane 2-Methylpentane

CH3
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6. CH3  C  CH2CH3 Neohexane 2-2-Dimethylbutane
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CH3
7. CH2 = CH2 Ethylene Ethene
8. CH3CH = CH2 Propylene Propene
9. CH3CH2 – CH = CH2 -Butylene But-1-ene
10. CH3CH = CHCH3 -Butylene But-2-ene
11. CH3(CH2)2CH = CHCH3 -Hexylene Hex-2-ene

12. Isobutylene 2-Methylpropene

13. CH2 = C = CH2 Allene Propadiene

14. HC  CH Acetylene Ethyne
15. H3C – C  CH Methyl acetylene Propyne
16. CH3 – Cl Methyl chloride Chloromethane

17. CH3  CH  CH3 Isopropyl iodide 2-Iodopropane

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I

18. CH3 CH2  CH  CH3 sec-Butyl chloride 2-Chlorobutane

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Cl

CH3
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19. CH3  CH  CH2  Cl Isobutyl chloride 1-Chloro-2-methylpropane
S.No. Compound Common name IUPAC name
CH3
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20. CH3  C  Cl tert-Butyl chloride 2-Chloro-2-methyl propane
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CH3

21. CH2  Br Ethylene dibromide 1, 2-Dibromoethane

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CH2  Br
22. CH3  CH  Br Ethylidene bromide 1, 1-Dibromoethane
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Br
23. CH2 = CH – Cl Vinyl chloride Chloroethene
24. CH2 = CH – CH2 – Br Allyl bromide 3-Bromo-1-propene
Ethyl alcohol or
25. CH3 – CH2 – OH (Methylcarbinol) Ethanol

n  Propyl alcohol or
26. CH3CH2CH2 – OH (Ethyl carbinol) Propan-1-ol

27. CH3  CH  CH3 Isopropyl alcohol Propan-2-ol

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OH

28. CH2 = CH – OH Vinyl alcohol Ethenol

29. CH2 = CH – CH2 – OH Allyl alcohol Prop-2-en-1-ol
30. CH  C – CH2 – OH Propargyl alcohol Prop-2-yn-1-ol

CH3  CH  CH2
31. | | Propylene glycol Propane-1, 2-diol
OH OH

32. HO – CH2 – CH2 – CH2 – OH Trimethylene glycol Propane-1, 3-diol

33. CH2  CH  CH2 Glycerol or Glycerine Propane-1, 2, 3-triol

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OH OH OH

34. H – CHO Formaldehyde Methanal

35. CH3 – CHO Acetaldehyde Ethanal

36. CH3CH2CH2 – CHO n-Butyraldehyde Butanal

37. Isobutyraldehyde 2-Methylpropanal

38. CH2 = CH – CHO Acrolein Propenal

39. CH3CH = CH – CHO Crotonaldehyde But-2-enal
40. CH3 – CO – CH3 Dimethyl ketone or Acetone Propanone
41. CH3 – CO – CH2CH3 Ethyl methyl ketone Butan-2-one
42. CH3 – CO – CH2CH2CH3 Methyl n-propyl ketone Pentan-2-one
43. CH3CH2 – CO – CH2CH3 Diethyl ketone Pentan-3-one
44. CH3CO – CH = CH2 Methylvinyl ketone But-3-en-2-one
S.No. Compound Common name IUPAC name
45. H – COOH Formic acid Methanoic acid
46. CH3 – COOH Acetic acid Ethanoic acid
47. CH3CH2CH2 – COOH n-Butyric acid Butanoic acid
48. CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH n-Valeric acid Pentanoic acid

49. Iso-butyric acid 2-Methylpropanoic acid

50. CH2 = CH – COOH Acrylic acid Propenoic acid

51. COOH Oxalic acid Ethanedioic acid

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COOH

52. Malonic acid Propanedioic acid

53. H2C  COOH succinic acid Butanedioic acid

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H2C  COOH

54. Glutaric acid Pentanedioic acid

H
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H3 C  C  COOH
55. | Lactic acid 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
OH

O
56. || Pyruvic acid 2-Oxopropanoic acid
H3 C  C  COOH

57. Tartaric acid 2,3  Dihydroxybu tane

HOCHCOOH
dioic acid
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HOCHCOOH

2  Hydroxypro pane  1,2,

58. Citric acid 3  tricarboxy lic acid

59. HO  CH  COOH Malic acid 2  Hydroxy  bu tan e

| dioic acid
CH2COOH

60. Maleic acid cis-But-2-enedioic acid

61. Fumaric acid trans-But-2-endioic acid

S.No. Compound Common name IUPAC name

62. H2C = CH – COOH Acrylic acid Propenoic acid

63. H3C – CH = CH – COOH Crotonic acid But-2-enoic acid
64. H – COOCH3 Methyl formate Methyl methanoate
65. H – COOC2H5 Ethyl formate Ethyl methanoate
66. CH3 – COOC2H5 Ethyl acetate Ethyl ethanoate
67. H – COCl (unstable) Formyl chloride Methanoyl chloride
68. CH3 – COCl Acetyl chloride Ethanoyl chloride
69. (CH3CO)2O Acetic anhydride Ethanoic anhydride
70. (CH3CH2CO)2O Propionic anhydride Propanoic anhydride
71. H – CONH2 Formamide Methanamide
72. CH3 – CONH2 Acetamide Ethanamide
73. CH3 – CH2 – CONH2 Propionamide Propanamide
74. CH3 – O – N = O Methyl nitrite Methyl nitrite
75. CH3CH2 – O – N = O Ethyl nitrite Ethyl nitrite
76. CH3 – NH2 Methylamine or Methanamine
Aminomethane
77. (CH3CH2)2NH Diethylamine or N- N-Ethyl ethanamine
Ethylaminoethane
78. (CH3)3N Trimethylamine or N,N-Dimethyl methan-
N,N-Dimethylamino- amine
methane
79. H2N – SO3H Sulphamic acid Aminosulphonic acid
80. CH3 – CN Methyl cyanide or Ethanenitrile
Acetonitrile
81. CH3 – N+  C¯ Methyl isocyanide or Carbylamine methane
Methyl carbylamine
82. CH3CH2 – N+  C¯ Ethyl isocyanide or Carbylamine ethane
Ethyl carbylamine

83. Dioxane 1, 4-Dioxacyclohexane

84. Trioxane 1,3,5-Trioxacyclohexane

85. Toluene Methylbenzene or Toluene

o  Xylene / m  Xylene
86. Xylene (o,m,p)
p  Xylene
S.No. Compound Common name IUPAC name

1, 3, 5  Trimethyl
87. Mesitylene
benzene

88. Cumene 2-Phenylpropane

89. Benzyl chloride Chlorophenyl methane

90. Benzal chloride Dichlorophenyl methane

91. Benzotrichloride Trichlorophenyl methane

92. Benzonitrile Benzene carbonitrile

93. (Gammexane or Hexachlorocyclohexan e

Lindane or 666 )
BHC

94. Carbolic acid Phenol

95. Catechol 2-Hydroxyphenol

96. Resorcinol 3-Hydroxyphenol

S.No. Compound Common name IUPAC name

97. Quinol 4-Hydroxyphenol

98. Oil of bitter almonds Benzaldehyde/Benzenal

2  Hydroxy
99. Salicyladehyde
benzoldehyde

1, 2  Benzenedi 
100. Phthalaldeyde corboldehyde

Acetopheno ne or
101. Actophenone Methylphen yl ketone

102. Bennzophenone Bennzophenone

103. Phenacyl chloride Chloroacetophenone

104. Cinnamic acid 3  Phenyl prop  2  en

oic acid

Aspirin
105. ( Acetyl salicylic acid) 2-Acetoxybenzoic acid

Oil of winter green Methyl 2  hydroxy

106. (Methyl salicylate) benzoate

107. Oil of mirbane Nitrobenzene

S.No. Compound Common name IUPAC name

108. Picric acid 2, 4, 6-Trinitrophenol

109. Acetanilide N-Phenylethanamide

Phenyl ethene
110. Styrene or
Vinyl benzene

111. Anisole Methoxy benzene

112. Phenetol Ethoxy benzene

113. Aniline Aniline (Benzenamine)

114. (o, m, p) Toluidine Methyl aniline

115. (o, m, p) cresol Methyl phenol

116. Napthalene Napthalene

117. Anthracene Anthracene

118. Phenanthrene Phenanthrene