Memorizing Functional Groups
Chemical class
Group
Formula
GraphicalFormula
Prefix
Suffix
Example
Carboxylate
39
Carboxylate
40
RCOO
β
carboxy-
-oate
Sodium acetate
41
(Sodium ethanoate)
Carboxylic acid
42
Carboxyl
43
RCOOH
carboxy-
-oic acid
Acetic acid
44
(Ethanoic acid)
Cyanate
45 s
Cyanate
46
ROCN
cyanato-
alkyl
cyanate
Thiocyanate
47
RSCN
thiocyanato-
alkyl
thiocyanate
Ether
48
Ether
49
RORβ
alkoxy-
alkyl alkyl
ether
Diethyl ether
50
(Ethoxyethane)
39 Chapter
131.3
on page
424
40
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Carboxylate
41
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium%20acetate
42 Chapter
131.3
on page
424
43
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Carboxyl
44
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetic%20acid
45 Chapter
131.3
on page
424
46
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cyanate
47 Chapter
131.3
on page
424
48 Chapter
131.3
on page
424
49
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ether
50
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl%20ether