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Chemistry
121, Winter 2008, LA Tech
Nomenclature of compounds containing functional groups
The IUPAC system deals with functional groups two different ways.Modification of the hydrocarbon name to
indicate the presence of a functional group.
alcohol, -OH use -ol ending.
ether: CH3CH2-O-CH3
use methoxy methoxy ethane
thiol: R-S-H use -thiol ending.