Class
(functional group)
Generic formula
Alcohol
R
Alkyl halide
fluoride
chloride
bromide
iodide
R
Example
Example name
OH
CH3CH2CH2OH
propanol
X
CH3CH2CH2Br
propyl bromide
CH3CH2CH2NH2
propanamine
X = F, Cl, Br, I
R
Amine
NH2
O
O
Epoxide
oxirane
R
R
R
H2C
R
O
Ether
R
R
R
Nitrile
C
R
Nitroalkane
CH2
N
NO2
CH3CH2CH2OCH2CH2CH3
dipropyl ether
CH3CH2CH2CN
butanenitrile
CH3CH2CH2NO2
nitropropane
CH3CH2CH2SCH2CH2CH3
dipropyl sulfide
CH3CH2CH2SH
propanethiol
S
Sulfide
R
R
Thiol
R
SH
O
O
propanal
Aldehyde
R
CH3CH2CH
H
O
O
3-pentanone
Ketone
R
CH3CH2CCH2CH3
R
O
O
Carboxylic acid
R
CH3CH2COH
OH
O
Acyl halide
O
R
X
O
O
CH3CH2CCl
O
R
O
CH3CH2COCCH2CH3
R
CH3CH2COCH3
O
O
methyl propanoate
O
Amide
R
R
propanoic anhydride
O
Ester
R
propanoyl chloride
O O
Acid anhydride
R
propanoic acid
N
H
CH3CH2CN(CH3)2
N,N-dimethylpropanamide