Chemical compounds

Updated on 5/1/2014.

Linear functional groups

Chemical drawings were obtained using Molconvert of Chemaxon.


Alkane
(alkyl-)
Alkene
(alkenyl-)
Alkyne
(alkynyl-)
Allene

Fluoroalkane
(fluoro- / alkyl fluoride)
Chloroalkane
(chloro- / alkyl chloride)
Bromoalkane
(bromo- / alkyl bromide)
Iodoalkane
(iodo- / alkyl iodide)

Alcohol
(hydroxy- / -ol)
Ether
(alkoxy- / alkyl ether)
Hydroperoxide
(hydroperoxy- / alkyl hydroperoxide)
Peroxide
(peroxy- / alkyl peroxide)

Aldehyde
(formyl- / oxo- / -al)
Ketone
(oxo- / -oyl- / -one)
Hemiacetal
(alkoxy -ol / -al alkyl hemiacetal)
Acetal
(dialkoxy- / -al dialkyl acetal)
Hemiketal
(alkoxy -ol / -one alkyl hemiketal)
Ketal
(dialkoxy- / -one dialkyl ketal)

Carboxylic acid
(carboxy- / -oic acid)
Carboxylate
(carboxy- / -oate)
Ester
(alkanoyloxy- / alkyl alkanoate)
Acid anhydride
(-oyl -oate)
Carbonate
((alkoxycarbonyl)oxy- / alkyl carbonate)
Orthoester
(trialkyloxy-)

Acyl fluoride
(carbonofluoridoyl- / -oyl fluoride)
Acyl chloride
(carbonochloridoyl- / -oyl chloride)
Acyl bromide
(carbonobromidoyl- / -oyl bromide)
Acyl iodide
(carbonoiodidoyl- / -oyl iodide)

Amide
(carboxyamido- / -amide)

Primary amine
(amino- / -amine)
Secondary amine
(amino- / -amine)
Tertiary amine
(amino- / -amine)
Ammonium ion
(ammonio- / -ammonium)

Imine - Primary aldimine
(imino- / -imine)
Imine - Secondary aldimine
(imino- / -imine)
Imine - Primary ketimine
(imino- / -imine)
Imine - Secondary ketimine
(imino- / -imine)

Imide
(imido- / -imide)
Azo compound
(azo- / -diazene)

Nitrile
(cyano- / alkyl cyanide)
Isonitrile
(isocyano- / alkyl isocyanide)
Cyanate
(cyanato- / alkyl)
Isocyanate
(isocyanato- / alkyl)
Azide
(azido- / alkyl azide)

Nitro compound
(nitro- )
Nitroso compound
(nitroso-)
Nitrate
(nitroxy- / alkyl nitrate)
Nitrite
(nitrosooxy- / alkyl nitrite)

Thiol
(sulfanyl- / -thiol)
Sulfenic acid
(sulfeno- / -sulfenic acid)
Sulfinic acid
(sulfino- / -sulfinic acid)
Sulfonic acid
(sulfo- / -sulfonic acid)

Sulfide
(alkylsulfanyl- / alkyl sulfide)
Disulfide
(alkyldisulfanyl- / alkyl disulfide)
Sulfoxide
(-sulfinyl- / alkyl sulfoxide)
Sulfone
(-sulfonyl- / alkyl sulfone)

Thial
(methanethioyl- / -thial)
Thione
(-thioyl- / -thione)
Thiocyanate
(thiocyanato- / alkyl thiocyanate)
Isothiocyanate
(isothiocyanato- / alkyl isothiocyanate)

Phosphine
(phosphanyl- / -phosphane)
Phosphonic acid
(phosphono- / alkylphosphonic acid)
Phosphate
(O-phosphono- / -alkyl phosphate)
Phosphodiester
([(alkoxy) hydroxyphosphoryl]oxy- / alkyl hydrogen phosphate)