Common and IUPAC Names of Some
Organic Compounds
[Link]. Compound Common names IUPAC name
1. CH4 Methane or Marsh gas Methane
or Fire damp or
Carbane
2. H3 C CH CH3 Isobutane 2-Methylpropane
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CH3
3. H3C CH CH2 CH3 Isopentane 2-Methylbutane
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CH3
CH3
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4. H3 C C CH3 Neopentane 2, 2-Dimethylpropane
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CH3
CH3
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5. CH3 CHCH2CH2CH3 Isohexane 2-Methylpentane
CH3
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6. CH3 C CH2CH3 Neohexane 2-2-Dimethylbutane
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CH3
7. CH2 = CH2 Ethylene Ethene
8. CH3CH = CH2 Propylene Propene
9. CH3CH2 – CH = CH2 -Butylene But-1-ene
10. CH3CH = CHCH3 -Butylene But-2-ene
11. CH3(CH2)2CH = CHCH3 -Hexylene Hex-2-ene
12. Isobutylene 2-Methylpropene
13. CH2 = C = CH2 Allene Propadiene
14. HC CH Acetylene Ethyne
15. H3C – C CH Methyl acetylene Propyne
16. CH3 – Cl Methyl chloride Chloromethane
17. CH3 CH CH3 Isopropyl iodide 2-Iodopropane
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I
18. CH3 CH2 CH CH3 sec-Butyl chloride 2-Chlorobutane
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Cl
CH3
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19. CH3 CH CH2 Cl Isobutyl chloride 1-Chloro-2-methylpropane
[Link]. Compound Common name IUPAC name
CH3
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20. CH3 C Cl tert-Butyl chloride 2-Chloro-2-methyl propane
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CH3
21. CH2 Br Ethylene dibromide 1, 2-Dibromoethane
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CH2 Br
22. CH3 CH Br Ethylidene bromide 1, 1-Dibromoethane
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Br
23. CH2 = CH – Cl Vinyl chloride Chloroethene
24. CH2 = CH – CH2 – Br Allyl bromide 3-Bromo-1-propene
Ethyl alcohol or
25. CH3 – CH2 – OH (Methylcarbinol) Ethanol
n Propyl alcohol or
26. CH3CH2CH2 – OH (Ethyl carbinol) Propan-1-ol
27. CH3 CH CH3 Isopropyl alcohol Propan-2-ol
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OH
28. CH2 = CH – OH Vinyl alcohol Ethenol
29. CH2 = CH – CH2 – OH Allyl alcohol Prop-2-en-1-ol
30. CH C – CH2 – OH Propargyl alcohol Prop-2-yn-1-ol
CH3 CH CH2
31. | | Propylene glycol Propane-1, 2-diol
OH OH
32. HO – CH2 – CH2 – CH2 – OH Trimethylene glycol Propane-1, 3-diol
33. CH2 CH CH2 Glycerol or Glycerine Propane-1, 2, 3-triol
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OH OH OH
34. H – CHO Formaldehyde Methanal
35. CH3 – CHO Acetaldehyde Ethanal
36. CH3CH2CH2 – CHO n-Butyraldehyde Butanal
37. Isobutyraldehyde 2-Methylpropanal
38. CH2 = CH – CHO Acrolein Propenal
39. CH3CH = CH – CHO Crotonaldehyde But-2-enal
40. CH3 – CO – CH3 Dimethyl ketone or Acetone Propanone
41. CH3 – CO – CH2CH3 Ethyl methyl ketone Butan-2-one
42. CH3 – CO – CH2CH2CH3 Methyl n-propyl ketone Pentan-2-one
43. CH3CH2 – CO – CH2CH3 Diethyl ketone Pentan-3-one
44. CH3CO – CH = CH2 Methylvinyl ketone But-3-en-2-one
[Link]. Compound Common name IUPAC name
45. H – COOH Formic acid Methanoic acid
46. CH3 – COOH Acetic acid Ethanoic acid
47. CH3CH2CH2 – COOH n-Butyric acid Butanoic acid
48. CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH n-Valeric acid Pentanoic acid
49. Iso-butyric acid 2-Methylpropanoic acid
50. CH2 = CH – COOH Acrylic acid Propenoic acid
51. COOH Oxalic acid Ethanedioic acid
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COOH
52. Malonic acid Propanedioic acid
53. H2C COOH succinic acid Butanedioic acid
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H2C COOH
54. Glutaric acid Pentanedioic acid
H
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H3 C C COOH
55. | Lactic acid 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
OH
O
56. || Pyruvic acid 2-Oxopropanoic acid
H3 C C COOH
57. Tartaric acid 2,3 Dihydroxybu tane
HOCHCOOH
dioic acid
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HOCHCOOH
2 Hydroxypro pane 1,2,
58. Citric acid 3 tricarboxy lic acid
59. HO CH COOH Malic acid 2 Hydroxy bu tan e
| dioic acid
CH2COOH
60. Maleic acid cis-But-2-enedioic acid
61. Fumaric acid trans-But-2-endioic acid
[Link]. Compound Common name IUPAC name
62. H2C = CH – COOH Acrylic acid Propenoic acid
63. H3C – CH = CH – COOH Crotonic acid But-2-enoic acid
64. H – COOCH3 Methyl formate Methyl methanoate
65. H – COOC2H5 Ethyl formate Ethyl methanoate
66. CH3 – COOC2H5 Ethyl acetate Ethyl ethanoate
67. H – COCl (unstable) Formyl chloride Methanoyl chloride
68. CH3 – COCl Acetyl chloride Ethanoyl chloride
69. (CH3CO)2O Acetic anhydride Ethanoic anhydride
70. (CH3CH2CO)2O Propionic anhydride Propanoic anhydride
71. H – CONH2 Formamide Methanamide
72. CH3 – CONH2 Acetamide Ethanamide
73. CH3 – CH2 – CONH2 Propionamide Propanamide
74. CH3 – O – N = O Methyl nitrite Methyl nitrite
75. CH3CH2 – O – N = O Ethyl nitrite Ethyl nitrite
76. CH3 – NH2 Methylamine or Methanamine
Aminomethane
77. (CH3CH2)2NH Diethylamine or N- N-Ethyl ethanamine
Ethylaminoethane
78. (CH3)3N Trimethylamine or N,N-Dimethyl methan-
N,N-Dimethylamino- amine
methane
79. H2N – SO3H Sulphamic acid Aminosulphonic acid
80. CH3 – CN Methyl cyanide or Ethanenitrile
Acetonitrile
81. CH3 – N+ C¯ Methyl isocyanide or Carbylamine methane
Methyl carbylamine
82. CH3CH2 – N+ C¯ Ethyl isocyanide or Carbylamine ethane
Ethyl carbylamine
83. Dioxane 1, 4-Dioxacyclohexane
84. Trioxane 1,3,5-Trioxacyclohexane
85. Toluene Methylbenzene or Toluene
o Xylene / m Xylene
86. Xylene (o,m,p)
p Xylene
[Link]. Compound Common name IUPAC name
1, 3, 5 Trimethyl
87. Mesitylene
benzene
88. Cumene 2-Phenylpropane
89. Benzyl chloride Chlorophenyl methane
90. Benzal chloride Dichlorophenyl methane
91. Benzotrichloride Trichlorophenyl methane
92. Benzonitrile Benzene carbonitrile
93. (Gammexane or Hexachlorocyclohexan e
Lindane or 666 )
BHC
94. Carbolic acid Phenol
95. Catechol 2-Hydroxyphenol
96. Resorcinol 3-Hydroxyphenol
[Link]. Compound Common name IUPAC name
97. Quinol 4-Hydroxyphenol
98. Oil of bitter almonds Benzaldehyde/Benzenal
2 Hydroxy
99. Salicyladehyde
benzoldehyde
1, 2 Benzenedi
100. Phthalaldeyde corboldehyde
Acetopheno ne or
101. Actophenone Methylphen yl ketone
102. Bennzophenone Bennzophenone
103. Phenacyl chloride Chloroacetophenone
104. Cinnamic acid 3 Phenyl prop 2 en
oic acid
Aspirin
105. ( Acetyl salicylic acid) 2-Acetoxybenzoic acid
Oil of winter green Methyl 2 hydroxy
106. (Methyl salicylate) benzoate
107. Oil of mirbane Nitrobenzene
[Link]. Compound Common name IUPAC name
108. Picric acid 2, 4, 6-Trinitrophenol
109. Acetanilide N-Phenylethanamide
Phenyl ethene
110. Styrene or
Vinyl benzene
111. Anisole Methoxy benzene
112. Phenetol Ethoxy benzene
113. Aniline Aniline (Benzenamine)
114. (o, m, p) Toluidine Methyl aniline
115. (o, m, p) cresol Methyl phenol
116. Napthalene Napthalene
117. Anthracene Anthracene
118. Phenanthrene Phenanthrene
