TYPE OF STRUCTURE OF GENERAL EXAMPLE

COMPOUND FUNCTIONAL FORMULA *some where one carbon = form (form aldehyde ,formic acid)
GROUP /SUFFIX OR Two carbon= acet (acetaldehyde,acetic acid)
PREFIX Three carbon= propion, four carbon = butyr
ALKANE CnH2n+2 / -ane
C C n=1,2,3…..

ALKYL R-CH2--- OR one CnH2n+1

or R
GROUP hydrogen less than
Alkyl
alkane

ALKENE CnH2n / -ene

C C n=2,3,4…..

ALKYNE C C CnH2n-2 / -yne

n=2,3,4…..

ALKYL X = F,Cl,Br,I R—X

HALIDE Alkyl halide
/Haloalkane

ALCOHOL OH R OH
alkyl alcohol /
alkanol

AMINE NH2 R NH2

Alkyl amine /
Aminoalkane

IMINE NH R NH
Alkyl imine
/iminoalkane

ETHER O R O R
 Alkyl alkyl
ether/dialkyl ether
/alkoxy alkane
ALDEHYDE O O
CH R C H
Alkyl aldehyde
/alkanal
KETONE O O
C R C R
Alkyl alkyl
ketone/dialkyl
ketone/ alkanone
CARBOXYLIC O O
ACID C OH R C O H
Alkanoic acid
ACID HALIDE O O
C X R C X
Alkanoyl halide
ACID AMIDE O O
C NH2 R C NH2
Alkanamide
ESTER O O
C O R C O R
Alkyl alkanoate
ACID O O O O
ANHYDRIDE C O C R C O C R
Alkanoic anhydride
THIO SH R SH
ALCOHOL Alkane thiol /alkane
OR THIOL thio alcohol/alkyl
mercaptan
ALKYL CN R CN
CYANIDE OR Cyanoalkane/
ALKYL alkyl cyanide
NITRILE /alkane nitrile
NITRO NO2 R NO2
Alkyl nitrite
/nitroalkane