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Organic Molecules with Common Names
Organic
Molecules with Common Names
| Common Name |
Structure |
Chemical Formula |
IUPAC Name |
| methyl alcohol |
|
CH3OH |
methanol |
| ethyl alcohol |
|
C2H5OH |
ethanol |
| isopropyl alcohol |
|
C3H7OH |
2-propanol |
| propyl alcohol |
|
C3H7OH |
1-propanol |
| ethylene |
|
C2H4 |
ethene |
| ethylene glycol. |
|
C2H4(OH)2 |
1,2-ethandiol |
| acetone |
|
CH3COCH3 |
2-propanone |
| acetonitrile |
|
CH3CN |
ethanenitrile |
| acetylene |
|
C2H2 |
ethyne |
| acetic acid |
|
CH3COOH |
ethanoic acid |
| formaldehyde |
|
CH2O |
methanal |
| ether (diether ether) |
|
CH3CH2OCH2CH3 |
ethoxyethane |
| methyl chloride |
|
CH3Cl |
chloromethane |
| methylene chloride |
|
CH2Cl2 |
dichloromethane |
| chloroform |
|
CHCl3 |
trichloromethane |
| carbon tetrachloride |
|
CCl4 |
tetrachloromethane |
| benzene* |
|
C6H6 |
benzene |
| toluene |
|
C6H5CH3 |
methylbenzene |
| phenol |
|
C6H5OH |
hydroxybenzene |
| aniline* |
|
C6H5NH2 |
aniline |
| styrene |
|
C6H5CHCH2 |
ethenylbenzene |
| pyridine* |
|
C5H5N |
pyridine |
| pyrrole* |
|
C4H5N |
pyrrole |
| thiophene* |
|
C4H4S |
thiophene |
| furan* |
|
C4H4O |
furan |
| THF |
|
C4H8O |
tetrahyrofuran |
| DMSO |
|
(CH3)2SO |
dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DMF |
|
(CH3)2NSHO |
N,N-dimethylformamide |
*Accepted
by IUPAC
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