Chapter 11: Problem 32
What is secondary suffix? Give the different functional groups with their secondary suffixes.
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A secondary suffix in organic chemistry is a notation added to the IUPAC name of a compound to indicate the presence of a certain functional group. It is added after the primary suffix to denote the primary functional group present in the compound. Examples of functional groups with their secondary suffixes include: Alcohol (-OH, "-ol"), Aldehyde (-CHO, "-al"), Ketone (R-C(=O)-R', "-one"), Carboxylic Acid (-COOH, "-oic acid"), Amine (-NH2, "-amine"), Amide (R-C(=O)-NH2, "-amide"), Ester (R-C(=O)-O-R', "-oate"), and Nitrile (-CN, "-nitrile").
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