Overview of Functional Groups
Chemical class
Group
Formula
GraphicalFormula
Prefix
Suffix
Example
Amine
22 s
Primary amine
23
RNH
2
amino-
-amine
Methylamine
24
(Methanamine)
Secondary amine
25
R^2
NH
amino-
-amine
Dimethylamine
26
Tertiary amine
27
R^3
N
amino-
-amine
Trimethylamine
28
4° ammonium ion
29
R^4
+N
ammonio-
-ammonium
Choline
30
Azo compound
31
Azo(Diimide)
32
RN
R’ 2
azo-
-diazene
Methyl orange
33
Toluene derivative
34
Benzyl
35
RCH
C 2
H 6
5
RBn
benzyl-
1-(
substituent
)toluene
Benzyl bromide
36
(1-Bromotoluene)
Carbonate
37
Carbonate ester
38
ROCOOR
alkyl
carbonate
22 Chapter
131.1
on page
421
23 Chapter
131.1
on page
421
24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylamine
25 Chapter
131.1
on page
421
26
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylamine
27 Chapter
131.1
on page
421
28
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimethylamine
29
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Quaternary%20ammonium%20cation
30
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choline
31 Chapter
131.1
on page
421
32
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Azo%20compound
33
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl%20orange
34 Chapter
131.19
on page
434
35 Chapter
131.2
on page
423
36
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzyl%20bromide
37 Chapter
131.3
on page
424
38
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Carbonate%20ester