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Prefix and Suffix part 1
Organic Prefixes and Suffixes
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 2
01/19/2011
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Term
alkene
 Definition
-ene
Example: ethene
Term
Alkyne
 Definition
-yne
ex: ethyne
Term
Armomatic Ring (Arene)
 Definition
None
Term
Halide
 Definition
none, but the name is affected by the halogen attached to it.

Ex: chloromethane
Term
Alcohol
 Definition
-ol
Ex: ethanol
Term
Ether
 Definition
ether

example: dimethyl ether
Term
monophosphate
 Definition
phosphate
Ex: methyl phosphate
Term
Amine
 Definition
-amine
Ex: methylamine
Term
imine
 Definition
none
Term
nitrile
 Definition
-nitrile
ex:ethanenitrile
Term
nitro
 Definition
none
Term
thiol
 Definition
-thiol
ex: methanethiol
Term
sulfide
 Definition
sulfide
ex: dimethyl sulfide
Term
disulfide
 Definition
disulfide
ex: dimethyl disulfide
Term
aldehyde
 Definition
-al
Ex: ethanal

Note that Formaldehyde is still an aldehyde.
Term
ketone
 Definition
-one
Ex: acetone
Term
carboxylic acid
 Definition
-oic acid
ex: ethanoic acid (acetic acid)
Term
ester
 Definition
-oate
ex: methyl ethanoate
Term
amide
 Definition
-amide
ex: ethanamide
Term
carboxylic acid anhydride
 Definition
-oic anhydride
ex: ethanoic anhydride
Term
carboxylic acid chloride
 Definition
-oyl chloride
ex: ethanoyl chloride
Term
Numeric Naming: One
 Definition
meth-
Term
Numeric Naming: two
 Definition
eth-
Term
Numeric Naming: three
 Definition
prop-
Term
Numeric Naming: four
 Definition
but-
Term
Numeric Naming: five
 Definition
pent-
Term
Numeric Naming: six
 Definition
hex-
Term
Numeric Naming:seven
 Definition
hept-
Term
Numeric Naming: eight
 Definition
oct-
Term
Numeric Naming: nine
 Definition
non-
Term
Numeric Naming: ten
 Definition
dec-
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