Benezene
Benezene
Benezene
1,2-dichlorobenzene
1,3-dichlorobenzene
Alkyl Group
phenyl hydroxy
phenyl is a C6H5 alkyl -OH
group
Alphabetize with
Alphabetize with other
other
alkyl/substituent groups
alkyl/substituent
Alkyl substituent larger
than the ring (7 or more groups
carbons), named as a Use prefix if there
phenyl-substituted alkane are more than one
attached to the
hydrocarbon chain
Practice
2-phenylhepate
1,4-dihydroxybenzene
Amino Group
-NH2
Alphabetize with other alkyl/substituent
groups
Use prefix if there are more than one
attached to the hydrocarbon chain
Benzenes with special groups
toluene anisole
Benzene with a Benzene with a
methyl group methoxy group
Methyl group is on Methoxy group is
C#1 on C#1
End in toluene not End in anisole not
benzene benzene
Practice
3-chlorotoluene
anisole
Benzenes with special groups
aniline phenol
Benzene with an Benzene with a
amino group hydroxyl group
Amino group is on Hydroxyl group is
C#1 on C#1
End in aniline not End in phenol not
benzene benzene
Practice
2-nitrophenol
3-methylphenol
Practice
2-aminotoluene
1-chloro-3-nitrobenzene
Common Names
Greek Naming
If only two substituent groups:
ortho
meta
para