Alcohols, Halides, Ketone and Ethers

ALCOHOLS

- contains the functional group OH (hydroxol) 

one OH: Ends in -ol

two OH: Ends in -diol

three OH: Ends in -triol

EX:

Methanol

Methandiol

Methantriol

HALIDES:

- it only includes group 17 from the periodic table

endings: O 

Fluorine: Fluoro 

Chlorine: Chloro 

Bromine: Bromo 

Iodine: Iodo 

EX:

This is known as 2-fluoro pentane 

KETONE:

- double bonded oxygen

- ending: -anone

- double bond cannot be on either ends on the parent chain

EX:

Butanone 

ETHERS:

- only contains oxygen

- always between two carbons

- the only one that is not in alphabetical order -- it is in numerical order

- ends in ether 

EX:

Dimethyl ether