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Sufix Prefix
Formula Function (secondary function) Example
(main function)

O
|| CH3−COOH
R−C−OH Acid −oic acid carboxyl− Ethanoic acid
O
|| CH3−COO−CH3
R−C−O−R' Ester −yl −oate Methyl ethanoate
O
|| CH3−CH2−CONH2
R−C−NH2 Amide −amide carboxamido− Propanamide
CH3−CN
R−C≡N Nitrile −nitrile cyano− Ethanenitrile
(cyanide) Methyl cyanide

O
|| formyl− (−CH=O) CH3−CH2−CHO
R−C−H Aldehyde −al oxo− (=O) Propanal
O
|| CH3−CO−CH3
R−C−R' Ketone −one oxo− Propanone

R−OH Alcohol −ol hydroxi− CH3−CH2OH

Ethanol
CH3−CH2−NH2
R−NH2 Amine −amine amino− Ethylamine
CH3−O−CH2−CH3
R−O−R' Ether − yl ...yl eter oxa− Ethyl methyl ether
CH3−CH=CH2
C=C Alkene −ene Propene

CH3−C≡CH
−C≡C− Alkyne −yne
Propyne
CH3−CH2−NO2
R−NO2 Nitro nitro− Nitroethane

fluoro−, chloro−, CH3−CH2Br

R−X Halide Bromoethane
bromo−, iodo−
CH3
−R Radical yl− |
CH3−CH−CH3
Methyl propane

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