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    The document provides naming conventions for common organic functional groups by listing the priority, functional group, example molecule, and associated prefix and suffix. It notes that when naming a molecule, the suffix should be used if possible, but a prefix may be used instead if there is no suffix or a higher priority functional group.

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    The document provides naming conventions for common organic functional groups by listing the priority, functional group, example molecule, and associated prefix and suffix. It notes that when naming a molecule, the suffix should be used if possible, but a prefix may be used instead if there is no suffix or a higher priority functional group.

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    The document provides naming conventions for common organic functional groups by listing the priority, functional group, example molecule, and associated prefix and suffix. It notes that when naming a molecule, the suffix should be used if possible, but a prefix may be used instead if there is no suffix or a higher priority functional group.

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    The document provides naming conventions for common organic functional groups by listing the priority, functional group, example molecule, and associated prefix and suffix. It notes that when naming a molecule, the suffix should be used if possible, but a prefix may be used instead if there is no suffix or a higher priority functional group.

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    Naming Molecules with Functional Groups

    Priority Functional Group Example Prefix Suffix

    H H O

    O H C C C
    H H OH
    1 Carboxylic acid C C -oic acid
    OH Propanoic acid

    H H
    H C C C N
    2 Nitriles -C≡N H H Cyano- -nitrile
    propanenitrile

    H O
    O H C C
    H H
    3 aldehyde C C Formyl- -al
    H
    ethanal

    H H O
    H C C C
    O H
    H H C
    4 ketone C C H Oxo- -one
    H

    C
    Butan-2-one

    H H OH
    H C C C H

    5 alcohol -O-H H H H Hydroxy- -ol


    Propan-1-ol

    H H H H H
    H C C N C C H

    6 amines -NH2 H H H H Amino- -amine


    diethylamine

    H Cl H
    -Cl Chloro-
    H C C C H
    n/a haloalkane -Br H H H Bromo-

    -I 2-chloropropane Iodo-

    H
    H H C H
    H C C C
    n/a alkene H H H -ene

    But-1-ene

    n/a alkyne -yne

    But-2-yne

    NOTE: When naming a molecule always use the suffix if possible! If there is no suffix, or another functional has priority, use the prefix.

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