Organic Chemistry

Overview of Functional Groups

Chemical class

Group

Formula

GraphicalFormula

Prefix

Suffix

Example

Nitrile

70

Nitrile

71

RCN

cyano-

alkane

nitrile

alkyl

cyanide

Benzonitrile

72

(Phenyl cyanide)

Nitro compound

73

Nitro

74

RNO

2

nitro-

Nitromethane

75

Nitroso compound

76

Nitroso

77

RNO

nitroso-

Nitrosobenzene

78

70 Chapter

131.13

on page

430

71

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nitrile

72

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzonitrile

73 Chapter

131.13

on page

430

74

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nitro%20functional%20group

75

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane

76 Chapter

131.13

on page

430

77

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nitroso

78

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrosobenzene