Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Halides
Alcohols
Ethers
Thiol
Sulfide
Amines
Carbonyl (usually is not a stand alone group)
These are all carbonyl groups:
Aldehydes
Ketones
Esters
Amides
Carboxylic Acids
Special Substituents
Benzene Rings with a common name
Toluene
Cumene
Styrene
Phenol
Anisole
Aniline
Are these ortho, meta, or para?
Orto
Meta
Para
Meta
Fused benzenes
Napthalene
Anthracene
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
Fullerene (aka bucky ball)
Benzene
Pyrrole
Furan
Thiopene
Imidazole
Pyridine
Pyrimidine
Indole
Heteroatoms
Considered cyclic ethers or cyclic amines
Tetrahydrofuran
Pyrrolidine
Tetrahydropyran
Piperidine
Piperazine
Morpholine
Common names he said not to know pt 1
Common names he said not to know pt 2