Download Common and IUPAC Names of Organic Compounds

The common and IUPAC names of the organic compounds
in order of their functional groups are given in a tabular form:
Ethers
Alkanes
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3
n-Butane
Butane
CH3-O-CH3
Dimethyl ether
Methoxy methane
(CH3)2CH CH3
iso-Butane
2-methyl propane
CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3 Diethyl ether
Ethoxy ethane
CH3-O-CH2-CH3
Ethylmethylether
methoxy ethane
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
HCHO
Formaldehyde
Methanal
CH3CHO
Acetaldehyde
Ethanal
CH3-CH2-CHO
Propanaldehyde
Propanal
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3COCH3
Acetone
Propanone
CH3-CH2-CO-CH3
Ethyl methyl ketone Butanone
CH3(CH2)4CH3
n-hexane
Hexane
CH3.(CH3)2.C.CH3
neo pentane
2,2-di methyl propane
CH4
methane
methane
CH3-CH3
Ethane
Ethane
CH3-CH2-CH3
Propane
Propane
Alkenes
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH2=CH2
Ethylene
Ethene
CH3-CH=CH2
Propylene
Propene
CH3-CH2-CH=CH2
Unsym butylene
1-butene
CH3-CH=CH-CH3
Sym butene
2-butene
Aldehydes
Ketones
Alkynes
Carboxylic acids
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
H-C≡C-H
Acetylene
Ethyne
CH3-C≡C-H
CH3-CH2-C≡C-H
CH3-C≡C-CH3
Methyl acetylene/
Propylene
Ethyl acetylene/
Butylene
Di methyl acetylene
Butylene
Propyne
1-butyne
2-butyne
Alcohols
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
HCOOH
Formic acid
Methanoic acid
CH3COOH
Acetic Acid
Ethanoic acid
CH3-CH2COOH
Propionic acid
Propanoic acid
CH3-CH2-CH2-COOH n-butyric acid
Butanoic acid
Esters
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
H-CO-OCH3
Methyl formate
Methyl methanoate
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3-CO-OCH2-CH3 Ethyl acetate
CH3-OH
Methyl alcohol
Methanol
Alkyl halides
CH3-CH2-OH
Ethyl alcohol
Ethanol
CH3-CH2-CH2-OH
n- Propyl alcohol
Propanol
CH3-CH(OH)-CH3
iso-propyl alcohol
1-propanol
Ethyl ethanoate
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3-Cl
Methyl chloride
Chloromethane
CH3-CH2-Br
Ethyl bromide
Bromoehtane
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Acid Chloride
Other common names for compounds:
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
C6H6(Benzene)
H-COCl
Formyl chloride
Methanoyl chloride
C6H5.OH (Phenol)
CH3-COCl
Acetyl chloride
Ethanoyl chloride
C6H5.NH2 ( Aniline)
C6H5.CH3( Toluene)
C6H5COOH(Benzoic acid)
Acid amides
C12H22O11(Sucrose)
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
Many other compounds have names, still in use, which are
H-CO-NH2
Formamide
Methanamide
not in connivance with IUPAC guidelines but accepted, e.g.,
CH3-CO-NH2
Acetamide
Ethanamide
Camphor, Naphthalene, Anthracene, Isoprene, etc
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
CH3-NH2
Methyl amine
Methanamine
Secondary suffix indicates the functional group present in
the compound. The functional groups are mentioned as
follows:
CH3-CH2-NH2
Ethyl amine
Ethanamine
Amines (Primary)
Amines (Secondary)
Structure
Common name
IUPAC name
(CH3)2-NH
Di methyl amine
CH3-CH2-(CH3)-NH
Ethyl methyl amine N-methylethanamine
N-methyl
methanamine
Amines (Tertiary)
Alcohol -ol
Aldehyde -al
Ketone -one
Carboxylic acid -oic acid
Ester -oate
Acid chloride -oyl chloride
Alkyl cyanide –nitrile, etc.
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Structure
Common name
(CH3)3N
Tri methyl amine
CH3-CH2(CH3)2N
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IUPAC name
N,N-dimethyl
methanamine
Ethyl dimethyl
N,N-dimethyl
amine
ethanamine