Organic Suffix Flashcards
yl
Side chains
ol
Alcohols (OH) fn group
al
Aldehyde (carbonyl) fn group (rcho) double bonded oxygen with hydrogen attached somewhere
one
Ketone (carbonyl) fn group (rcor) double bonded oxygen with no hydron anywhere
oic
carboxylic acid (cooh) fn group (rcooh) double bonded oxygen and an OH group (replaces the e in normal hydrocarbons)
amine
Amine (NH2) fn group (rnh2) (replaces the e in normal hydrocarbons (base)
amide
Amide carboxylic acid and NH2 replaces OH (ronh2) with double bonded oxygen (replaces the e in normal hydrocarbons)
ane
Single bonds Saturated hydrocarbons
ene
Double bonds Unsaturated hydrocarbons
yne
Triple bonds Unsaturated hydrocarbons
ate
Ester alkanol + alkanoic acid (makes water) (coo) one double bond oxygen