CM Rise Maharajwada No.

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Higher Secondary School Near Chardham Mandir, Ujjain
(M.P.)
SENIORITY TABLE FOR FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
S.No. Functional Group Formula Prefix Suffix Examples

1 Carboxylic Acid Carboxy -oic acid R-COOH

2 Sulphonic Acid Sulpo Sulphonic Acid R-SO3H

3 Ester Carbalkoxy -oate R-COO-R

4 Acid Chloride Chloroformyl -oyl chloride R-COCl

5 Acid Amide Carbamoyl -amide R-CONH

6 Cyanide Cyano Nitrile R-CN

7 Isocyanide Isocyano Carbylamine R-NC

8 Aldehyde Formyl -al R-CHO

9 Ketone Keto or oxo -one R-CO-R

10 Alcohol Hydroxy -ol R-OH

11 Thioalcohol Mercapto Thiol R-SH

12 Amine Amino Amine R-NH

13 Alkene _ -ene R-C=C-R

14 Alkyne _ -yne R-C C-R

15 Ether -oxy _ R-O-R

16 Nitro -Nitro _ R-NO

R-F, R-Cl,
R-Br, R-I
17 Halogen _