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Table VI Trivial Names of some acids and their radicals

Names of acids Acyl radicals
Systematic Trivial Trivial name Formula
(a) Saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids (limiting list)
Methanoic Formic Formyl
Ethanoic Acetic Acetyl
Propanoic Propionic Propionyl
Butanoic Butyric Butyryl
2-Methylpropanoic
Isobutyric
Isobutyryl
Pentanoic Valeric Valeryl
3-Methylbutanoic
Isovaleric
Isovaleryl
2,2-Dimethylpropanoic Pivalic Pivaloyl
Dodecanoic Lauric Lauroyl
Tetradecanoic Myristic Myristoyl
Hexadecanoic Palmitic Palmitoyl
Octadecanoic Stearic Stearoyl
Note: The names caproic, caprylic, and capric acid (for hexanoic, octanoic, and decanoic acid, respectively) are abandoned.
(b) Saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids (limiting list)
Ethanedioic Oxalic Oxalyl
Propanedioic Malonic Malonyl
Butanedioic Succinic Succinyl
Pentanedioic Glutaric Glutaryl
Hexanedioic Adipic Adipoyl
Heptanedioic Pimelic Pimeloyl
Octanedioic Suberic Suberoyl
Nonanedioic Azelaic Azelaoyl
Decanedioic Sebacic Sebacoyl
(c) Unsaturated aliphatic acids (non-limiting list)
Propenoic Acrylic Acryloyl
Propynoic Propiolic Propioloyl
2-Methylpropenoic
Methacrylic Mathacryloyl
trans-2-Butenoic Crotonic Crotonoyl
cis-2-Butenoic Isocrotonic Isocrotonoyl
cis-9-Octadecenoic
Oleic Oleoyl
trans-9-Octadecenoic
Elaidic Elaidoyl
cis-Butenedioic Maleic Maleoyl
trans-Butenedioic Fumaric Fumaroyl
cis-Methylbutenedioic Citraconic Citraconoyl
trans-Methylbutenedioic Mesaconic Mesaconoyl
(d) Carbocyclic carboxylic acids (non-limiting list)
1,2,2-Trimethyl-1,3-cyclo-
pentanedicarboxylic acid
Camphoric Camphoroyl
Benzenecarboxylic Benzoic Benzoyl
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic Phthalic Phthaloyl
1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic Isophthalic Isophthaloyl
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic Terephthalic Terephthaloyl
Naphthalenecarboxylic Naphthoic Naphthoyl
(2-shown)
Methylbenzenecarboxylic Toluic Toluoyl
(o-shown)
2-Phenylpropanoic Hydratropic Hydratropoyl
2-Phenylpropenoic Atropic Atropoyl
3-Phenylpropenoic
(trans-)
Cinnamic Cinnamoyl
(e) Heterocyclic carboxylic acids (non-limiting list)
Furancarboxylic Furoic Furoyl
(3-shown)
Thiophenecarboxylic Thenoic Thenoyl
(2-shown)
3-Pyridinecarboxylic Nicotine Nicotinoyl
4-Pyridinecarboxylic Isonicotinic Isonicatinoyl


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