Functional Groups - Other Functional Groups

Other Functional Groups



Below is a summary of some other functional groups. As none of the unknowns in this experiment contain these functional groups, they will not be discussed further.


Name Functional Group
Structure 		Example Compound Official Name of Example
(Common Name)
Formal Name Ending
ether methoxymethane
(dimethyl ether)
amine methylamine
-amine endings
carboxylic
acid 		ethanoic acid
(acetic acid)
-oic acid endings
ester methyl ethanoate
(methyl acetate)
-oate endings
amide ethanamide
(acetamide)
-amide endlings
alkyl halide chloromethane


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