plz provide a list of common names of organic compounds
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The common and IUPAC names of the organic compounds in the order of their functional groups are given in a tabular form below:
Alkanes
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3 n-Butane Butane
(CH3)2CH CH3 iso-Butane 2-methyl propane
CH3(CH2)4CH3 n-hexane Hexane
CH3.(CH3)2.C.CH3 neo pentane 2,2-di methyl propane
CH4 methane methane
CH3-CH3 Ethane Ethane
CH3-CH2-CH3 Propane Propane
Alkenes
CH2=CH2 Ethylene Ethene
CH3-CH=CH2 Propylene Propene
CH3-CH2-CH=CH2 Unsym butylene 1-butene
CH3-CH=CH-CH3 Sym butene 2-butene
Alkynes
H-C≡C-H Acetylene Ethyne
CH3-C≡C-H Methyl acetylene/
Propylene Propyne
CH3-CH2-C≡C-H Ethyl acetylene/
Butylene 1-butyne
CH3-C≡C-CH3 Di methyl acetylene
Butylene 2-butyne
Alcohols
CH3-OH Methyl alcohol Methanol
CH3-CH2-OH Ethyl alcohol Ethanol
CH3-CH2-CH2-OH n- Propyl alcohol Propanol
CH3-CH(OH)-CH3 iso-propyl alcohol 1-propanol
Ethers
CH3-O-CH3 Dimethyl ether Methoxy methane
CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3 Diethyl ether Ethoxy ethane
CH3-O-CH2-CH3 Ethylmethylether methoxy ethane
Aldehydes
HCHO Formaldehyde Methanal
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde Ethanal
CH3-CH2-CHO Propanaldehyde Propanal
Ketones
CH3COCH3 Acetone Propanone
CH3-CH2-CO-CH3 Ethyl methyl ketone Butanone
Carboxylic acids
HCOOH Formic acid Methanoic acid
CH3COOH Acetic Acid Ethanoic acid
CH3-CH2COOH Propionic acid Propanoic acid
CH3-CH2-CH2-COOH n-butyric acid Butanoic acid
Esters
H-CO-OCH3 Methyl formate Methyl methanoate
CH3-CO-OCH2-CH3 Ethyl acetate Ethyl ethanoate
Alkyl halides
CH3-Cl Methyl chloride Chloromethane
CH3-CH2-Br Ethyl bromide Bromoehtane
Acid Chloride
H-COCl Formyl chloride Methanoyl chloride
CH3-COCl Acetyl chloride Ethanoyl chloride
Acid amides
H-CO-NH2 Formamide Methanamide
CH3-CO-NH2 Acetamide Ethanamide
Amines (Primary)
CH3-NH2 Methyl amine Methanamine
CH3-CH2-NH2 Ethyl amine Ethanamine
Amines (Secondary)
(CH3)2-NH Di methyl amine N-methyl methanamine
CH3-CH2-(CH3)-NH Ethyl methyl amine N-methylethanamine
Amines (Tertiary)
(CH3)3N tri methyl amine N,N-dimethyl methanamine
CH3-CH2(CH3)2N Ethyl dimethyl amine N,N-dimethyl ethanamine
Alkanes
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3 n-Butane Butane
(CH3)2CH CH3 iso-Butane 2-methyl propane
CH3(CH2)4CH3 n-hexane Hexane
CH3.(CH3)2.C.CH3 neo pentane 2,2-di methyl propane
CH4 methane methane
CH3-CH3 Ethane Ethane
CH3-CH2-CH3 Propane Propane
Alkenes
CH2=CH2 Ethylene Ethene
CH3-CH=CH2 Propylene Propene
CH3-CH2-CH=CH2 Unsym butylene 1-butene
CH3-CH=CH-CH3 Sym butene 2-butene
Alkynes
H-C≡C-H Acetylene Ethyne
CH3-C≡C-H Methyl acetylene/
Propylene Propyne
CH3-CH2-C≡C-H Ethyl acetylene/
Butylene 1-butyne
CH3-C≡C-CH3 Di methyl acetylene
Butylene 2-butyne
Alcohols
CH3-OH Methyl alcohol Methanol
CH3-CH2-OH Ethyl alcohol Ethanol
CH3-CH2-CH2-OH n- Propyl alcohol Propanol
CH3-CH(OH)-CH3 iso-propyl alcohol 1-propanol
Ethers
CH3-O-CH3 Dimethyl ether Methoxy methane
CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3 Diethyl ether Ethoxy ethane
CH3-O-CH2-CH3 Ethylmethylether methoxy ethane
Aldehydes
HCHO Formaldehyde Methanal
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde Ethanal
CH3-CH2-CHO Propanaldehyde Propanal
Ketones
CH3COCH3 Acetone Propanone
CH3-CH2-CO-CH3 Ethyl methyl ketone Butanone
Carboxylic acids
HCOOH Formic acid Methanoic acid
CH3COOH Acetic Acid Ethanoic acid
CH3-CH2COOH Propionic acid Propanoic acid
CH3-CH2-CH2-COOH n-butyric acid Butanoic acid
Esters
H-CO-OCH3 Methyl formate Methyl methanoate
CH3-CO-OCH2-CH3 Ethyl acetate Ethyl ethanoate
Alkyl halides
CH3-Cl Methyl chloride Chloromethane
CH3-CH2-Br Ethyl bromide Bromoehtane
Acid Chloride
H-COCl Formyl chloride Methanoyl chloride
CH3-COCl Acetyl chloride Ethanoyl chloride
Acid amides
H-CO-NH2 Formamide Methanamide
CH3-CO-NH2 Acetamide Ethanamide
Amines (Primary)
CH3-NH2 Methyl amine Methanamine
CH3-CH2-NH2 Ethyl amine Ethanamine
Amines (Secondary)
(CH3)2-NH Di methyl amine N-methyl methanamine
CH3-CH2-(CH3)-NH Ethyl methyl amine N-methylethanamine
Amines (Tertiary)
(CH3)3N tri methyl amine N,N-dimethyl methanamine
CH3-CH2(CH3)2N Ethyl dimethyl amine N,N-dimethyl ethanamine
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