suffix - iupac system of naming organic compounds


Suffix - IUPAC System of Naming Organic Compounds

The word root is associated to the suffix that may be primary or secondary or both of them.

(a) Primary suffix: A primary suffix is added to the word root to point out whether the carbon chain is saturated or not saturated.

Table

Type of carbon chain
Primary suffix
General name

Saturated (C - C)

-ane

Alkane

Unsaturated (C = C)

-ene

Alkene

Unsaturated (C º C)

-yne

Alkyne

If the parent chain comprises two, three or more triple or double bonds, after that the numerical prefixes like di (for two), tri (for three), tetra (for four), etc. are added to the primary suffix.

(b) Secondary suffix: After that a secondary suffix is added to the word root after the primary suffix to point out the functional group present in the organic compound.

Table

Class of org. compound
Functional group
Secondary suffix

Alcohols

-OH

-ol

Aldehydes

- CHO

-al

Ketones

> C = O

-one

Carboxylic acids

- COOH

-oic acid

Esters

- COOR

alkyl.... oate

Acid chlorides

- COCl

-oyl chloride

Acid amides

- CONH2

-amide

Nitriles

- Cº N

-nitrile

Amines

- NH2

-amine

Thiol

- SH

thiol

 It might be noted that while adding the secondary suffix to the primary suffix, the terminal 'e' of the primary suffix (that is ane, ene and yne) is droped if the secondary suffix starts with a vowel but is retained if the secondary suffix starts with a consonant. As specified in the table below:

Organic compound
CH3CH2OH
CH3CH2CN

Word root

Eth

Prop

Primary suffix

an (e)*

ane

Secondary suffix

ol

nitrile

IUPAC name

Ethanol

Propanenitrile

 The terminal 'e' from the primary suffix has been dropped as the secondary suffix that is 'ol' starts with a vowel 'o'.

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