Intro to Organics

Question 1

Give the functional group and prefix/suffix of:

• Alkenes
• Alcohols
• Haloalkanes
• Aldehydes
• Ketones
• Carboxylic acids
• Nitriles
• Amines

Answer 1

• C=C ; suffix -ene
• C-OH ; suffix -ol ; prefix hydroxy-
• C-halogen ; suffix Fluoro- Chloro- Iodo- Bromo-
  H
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• H—C=O ; suffix -al
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  H
  H
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• H—C=O ; suffix -one ; prefix oxo-
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  C
• COOH ; suffix -oic acid
• C(triple bond)N ; suffix -nitrile
• C-NH2 ; suffix -amine ; prefix amino-