Wood Root
This denotes the number of carbon atoms present in a given molecule. For e.g., C1-Meth, C2- Eth, C3 - Prop, C4- But.Type of bond | Functional group |
'ane' (single bond) | 'ol' for alcohols (-OH) |
'ene' (double bond) | 'al' for aldehydes (-CHO) |
'yne' (triple bond) | 'oic acid' for carboxylic acid (-COOH) |
This denotes the presence of other functional groups and their position.
For e.g., the following compound can be named as:
Word root: But (C4) Prefix: 3, chloro
Suffix: -ol Name: 3-chloro butanol
Note carbon atoms are numbered from the side of the functional group (-OH in this case).