Other aromatic examples

S.No. Compounds Common Name IUPAC Name

Aromatic Hydrocarbons

1 Toluene Methylbenzene or Toluene

2 Xylene (o,m,p) (o,m,p) Dimethylbenzene

3 Mesitylene 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene

4 Cumene Isopropylbenzene

5 Styrene Phenyl ethane

6 Naphthalene Naphthalene

7 Anthracene Anthracene

8 Phenanthrene Phenanthrene

Aromatic Alcohols

9 Carbolic acid Phenol

10 (o, m, p) cresol Methylphenol

11 Catechol Benzene-1,2-diol

12 Resorcinol Benzene-1,3-diol

Hydroquinone
13 Benzene-1,4-diol
(Quinol)

14 -Naphthol Naphthalen-1-ol

15 -Naphthol Naphthalen-2-ol

Aromatic Aldehydes

16 Oil of bitter almonds Benzenecarbaldehyde

2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
17 Salicylaldehyde (2-Hydroxybenzene
carbaldehyde)
Aromatic Ketones

18 Acetophenone Acetophenone

Benzophenone
19 Bennzophenone
(Diphenylketone)

Aromatic Acids

Benzenecarboxylic acid
20 Benzoic acid
(Benzoic acid)

2-Methylbenzenecarboxylic
21 o-toluic acid
acid
22 Cinnamic acid 3–Phenylprop–2–enoic acid

2-
Aspirin
23 Ethanolyoxybenzenecarboyxlic
(Acetyl salicylic acid)
acid

24 Pthalic acid Benzene 1,2–dicarboxylic acid

25 Terephthalic acid Benzene 1,4–dicarboxylic acid

2-Hydroxybenzene carboxylic
26 Salicylic acid
acid

Aromatic Ethers

27 Anisole Methoxybenzene

Aromatic Nitro Compounds

28 Picric acid 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene(TNT)
29 –
An explosive

Aromatic Amines

30 Aniline Aniline (Benzenamine)

Aromatic Amides

31 Benzamide Benzenecarboxamide
 32 Acetanilide N-Phenylethanamide

Aromatic Anhydrides

C6H5 – C – O – C – C6H5
33 || || Benzoic anhydride Benzenecarboxylic anhydride
O O

Common and IUPAC Names of Some Organic Compounds

S.No. Compound Common Names IUPAC Name

CH2  Br
1 | Ethylene dibromide 1,2-Dibromoethane
CH2  Br

CH3  CH  Br
2 | Ethylidene bromide 1,1-Dibromoethane
Br

3 CHC–CH2–OH Propargyl alcohol Prop-2-yn-1-ol

CH2  CH  CH2
4 | | | Glycerol or Glycerine Propane-1,2,3-triol
OH OH OH

5 H–CHO Formaldehyde Methanal

6 CH3–CHO Acetaldehyde Ethanal

7 CH3CH2CH2–CHO n-Butyraldehyde Butanal

8 CH2=CH–CHO Acrolein Propenal

9 CH3CH=CH–CHO Crotonaldehyde But-2-enal

Dimethyl ketone or
10 CH3–CO–CH3 Propanone
Acetone

11 CH3–CO–CH2CH3 Ethyl methyl ketone Butanone

12 CH3–CO–CH2CH2CH3 Methyl n-propyl ketone Pentan-2-one

13 CH3CH2–CO–CH2CH3 Diethyl ketone Pentan-3-one

14 CH3CO–CH=CH2 Methylvinyl ketone But-3-en-2-one

15 H–COOH Formic acid Methanoic acid

16 CH3–COOH Acetic acid Ethanoic acid

17 CH3CH2CH2–COOH n-Butyric acid Butanoic acid

18 CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH n-Valeric acid Pentanoic acid

19 Iso-butyric acid 2-Methylpropanoic acid

20 CH2=CH–COOH Acrylic acid Propenoic acid

COOH
21 | Oxalic acid Ethanedioic acid
COOH

22 Malonic acid Propanedioic acid

H2C  COOH
23 | succinic acid Butanedioic acid
H2C  COOH

24 Glutaric acid Pentanedioic acid

H
|
25 H3 C  C  COOH Lactic acid 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
|
OH

O
26 || Pyruvic acid 2-Oxopropanoic acid
H3C  C  COOH

HOCHCOOH
27 | Tartaric acid 2,3–Dihydroxybutane dioic acid
HOCHCOOH

2-Hydroxypropane-1-2,3-tricarboxylic
28 Citric acid
acid

HO  CH  COOH
29 | Malic acid 2-Hydroxy-butanedioic acid
CH2COOH

30 Maleic acid cis-But-2-enedioic acid

31 Fumaric acid trans-But-2-enedioic acid

32 CH2=CH–COOH Acrylic acid Propenoic acid

33 H3C–CH=CH–COOH Crotonic acid But-2-enoic acid

34 H–COOCH3 Methyl formate Methyl methanoate

35 H–COOC2H5 Ethyl formate Ethyl methanoate

36 CH3–COOC2H5 Ethyl acetate Ethyl ethanoate

37 H–COCl (unstable) Formyl chloride Methanoyl chloride

38 CH3–COCl Acetyl chloride Ethanoyl chloride

39 (CH3CO)2O Acetic anhydride Ethanoic anhydride

40 (CH3CH2CO)2O Propionic anhydride Propanoic anhydride

41 H–CONH2 Formamide Methanamide

42 CH3–CONH2 Acetamide Ethanamide

43 CH3–CH2–CONH2 Propionamide Propanamide

44 CH3–O–N=O Methyl nitrite Methyl nitrite

45 CH3CH2–O–N=O Ethyl nitrite Ethyl nitrite

46 H2N–SO3H Sulphamic acid Aminosulphonic acid

Methyl cyanide or
47 CH3–CN Ethanenitrile
Acetonitrile

48 Dioxane 1, 4-Dioxacyclohexane

49 Trioxane 1,3,5-Trioxacyclohexane

(Gammexane or Lindane
50 or 666) BHC Hexachlorocyclohexane
[Benzene hexachloride]

[Methyl isocyanide or
51 CH3–N+C¯ Carbylamines methane
Methyl carbyl amine]
O

52 NH NH Barbituric acid –

O O
OH
O O OH
53 Ascorbic acid –

HO OH