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Appearance
Groups containing oxygen
[edit]Compounds that contain C-O bonds each possess differing reactivity based upon the location and hybridization of the C-O bond, owing to the electron-withdrawing effect of sp² hybridized oxygen and the donating effects of sp³ hybridized oxygen.
Chemical class | Group | Formula | Structural Formula | Prefix | Suffix | Example |
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Ether | Ether | ROR' | ![]() |
alkoxy- | alkyl alkyl ether | ![]() Diethyl ether (Ethoxyethane) |
Alcohol | Hydroxyl | ROH | ![]() |
hydroxy- | -ol | ![]() Methanol |
Peroxide | Peroxy | ROOR | ![]() |
peroxy- | alkyl peroxide | ![]() Di-tert-butyl peroxide |
Hydroperoxide | Hydroperoxy | ROOH | ![]() |
hydroperoxy- | alkyl hydroperoxide | ![]() Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide |
Ketone | Carbonyl | RCOR' | ![]() |
keto-, oxo- | -one | ![]() Methyl ethyl ketone (Butanone) |
Aldehyde | Aldehyde | RCHO | ![]() |
aldo- | -al | ![]() Acetaldehyde (Ethanal) |
Acyl halide | Haloformyl | RCOX | ![]() |
haloformyl- | -oyl halide | ![]() Acetyl chloride (Ethanoyl chloride) |
Ester | Ester | RCOOR' | ![]() |
alkyl alkanoate | ![]() Ethyl butyrate (Ethyl butanoate) | |
Carboxylic acid | Carboxyl | RCOOH | ![]() |
carboxy- | -ic acid | ![]() Acetic acid (Ethanoic acid) |
Carboxylate | Carboxylate | RCOO− | ![]() |
carboxy- | -oate | ![]() Sodium acetate (Sodium ethanoate) |
Carbonate | Carbonate ester | ROCOOR | ![]() |
alkyl carbonate |