Common names of organic compounds

 Important organic compounds and their common names

S.N.	Structural formula  of Organic compound  (or group)	Common name	IUPAC name	Remarks
		n-propyl group
		Iso-propyl group
	CH3-CH2-CH2-Cl	n-propyl chloride	1-chloropropane
	CH3-CH2-CH2-OH	n-propyl alcohol	Propan-1-ol
		Iso-propyl chloride	2-chloropropane
		Iso-propyl alcohol	Propan-2-ol
		n-butyl group
		iso-butyl group
		sec-butyl group
		tert- butyl group
	CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-Cl	n-butylchloride
		isobutylchloride	1-chloro-2-methylpropane
		sec. butylchloride	2-chlorobutane
		tert. butylchloride	2-chloro-2-methylpropane
	CCl4	Carbontetrachloride	Tetrachloromethane
	CHCl3	Chloroform	Trichloromethane
	CHI3	Iodoform
	CH3-CN	Methyl cynide	Ethane nitrile
	COCl2                       OR	Phosgene     Or  carbonyl chloride
	CCl3-CHO	Chloral	1,1,1-trichloroethanal
	CCl3-NO2	Chloropicrin         or Nitrochloroform	Trichloronitromethane
		Vic. dichloride          (vicinal dichloride)		If two halogen on adjacent carbon   'vic' is used
		Gem. dichloride    (germinal dichloride)		If two halogen on same carbon atom  'gem' is used
		Ethylene glycol	Ethan-1,2-diol
	OHC-CHO         or	Glyoxal	Ethandial
		cynohydrin		Having -OH & -CN group on same carbon
		Acetonecynohydrin		As it is obtained from acetone
	NH2OH	Hydroxyl amine
		oxime
	NH2-NH2	Hydrazine
		hydrazone
	NH2-NH-CO-NH2	Semicarbazide
		semocarbazone
	or	Benzene
		Nephthalene
	or    C6H5-	Pheny group
		Diphenyl or Biphenyl
		Diphenyl ether
		Phenol
		Toluene
		Aniline
		Nitrobenzene
		Benzaldehyde
		Benzoic acid
		o-Xylene
		o-cresol	o-hydroxytoluene	What is  m-cresol?
		Salicyaldehyde	o-hydroxy benzaldehyde
		Salicylic acid	o-hydroxybenzoic acid
		Benzyl group
		Benzal group
		Benzo group
		Benzoyl group
		Benzyl chloride		Write benzyl alcohol
		Benzalchloride		What is benzal alcohol
		Benzotrichloride		What is benzotriol?
		Benzoyl chloride
		o-chlorotoluene
		o-tolunic acid		Write m-toluenic acid
		Acetophenon
		Benzophenon
		Benzamide
		Anisol	Methoxy benzene