Question
Download Solution PDFWhich is the IUPAC group prefix of acyl halide compounds?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Halocarbonyl.
Key Points
- The IUPAC group prefix of acyl halide compounds is "Halocarbonyl."
- Acyl halides are also known as acid halides, and they are compounds that contain a carbonyl group (C=O) and a halogen atom (F, Cl, Br, or I) attached to the same carbon atom.
- Alkoxycarbonyl is a group prefix used for compounds that contain an ester functional group (RCOOR') attached to an alkyl or aryl group.
- Carbamoyl is a group prefix used for compounds that contain a carbamate functional group (NH2COOR') attached to an alkyl or aryl group.
- Cyano is a group prefix used for compounds that contain a nitrile functional group (CundefinedN) attached to an alkyl or aryl group.
Additional Information
| Class of compounds | Functional group structure | IUPAC group prefix | IUPAC group suffix | Example |
| Ethers | -R-O-R- | alkoxy- | - | Ethoxyethane |
| Carboxylic acid | -COOH | carboxy | -oic acid | Butanoic acid |
| Carboxylate ions | -COO- | - | -oate | Sodium butanoate |
| Esters | -COOR | alkoxy carbonyl | -oate | Methyl propanoate |
| Acyl halides | -COX | halo carbonyl | -oyl halide | Butanoyl chloride |
| Amines | -NH2,>NH,>N- | amino- | -amine | Butan-2-mine |
| Amides | -CONH2, -CONHR, -CONR2 | -carbamyl | -amide | Butanamide |
| Nitro compounds | -NO2 | nitro | - | 1-Nitrobutane |
| Sulphonic acids | -SO3H | sulpho | sulphonic acid | Methylsulphonic acid |
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