Naming compounds with more than one functional group | |
The priority of the functional groups are listed below from highest to lowest priority carboxyl groups been the highest in priority. | |
Carboxylic acids Amides Aldehydes Ketones Alcohols Amines Ethers Alkenes Alkynes |
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Now let's first of all look at amines and alcohols.
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Here is an example. Consider the molecule on the right. The carboxyl functional group is the priority. The molecule is clearly an acid where the carbon backbone is butanoic acid. Coming off the third carbon is a hydroxyl group. So the name of this molecule has the prefix hydroxy and is given the name 3-hydroxybutanoic acid. |
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In a molecule where the hydroxyl group is a priority the suffix ol is used. So the name of this molecule is butan-2-ol |
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Consider the molecule shown on the right. Since the amino functional group is the priority then we use the suffix amine to derive the name propan-1-amine. | |
Now looking at the molecule on the right we can see that the amino functional is clearly not the priority, so we use the prefix amino to derive the name 2-aminopropanoic acid. | |
Lets see how this is applied. Consider the compound shown on the right. So it is propanoic acid with a hydroxy group on carbon number two. |
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Consider the compound shown on the right. According to the priority the root chain of carbons must include the carboxyl group. So it is a carboxylic acid with a double bond on carbon number three. *** Note that since the parent molecule is an acid and not an alkene the last "e" in the ene is removed. |
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Consider the compound shown on the right. According to the priority the root chain of carbons must include the carboxyl group. So it is a carboxylic acid with a hydroxy group on carbon number 2 and a chloro on carbon number 3. |
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Consider the compound shown on the right. The compound is 1-amino-2-propanol |
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Consider the compound shown on the right. The compound is 3-aminobutanoic acid |
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Consider the compound shown on the right. The compound is 3-chloro-2-buten-1-ol or 3-chlorobut-2-en-1-ol. Notice how the last e in butene is removed and the suffix -1-ol added. |
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Consider the compound shown on the right. The compound is 1-chloro-2-methyl-2-butene |
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