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)