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Identifier Type	Name/Class	Formula/Structure	IUPAC Prefix	IUPAC Suffix
IUPAC Name	Methane	CH4	—	—
IUPAC Name	Ethane	C2H6	—	—
IUPAC Name	Propane	C3H8	—	—
IUPAC Name	Butane	C4H10	—	—
IUPAC Name	Pentane	C5H12	—	—
IUPAC Name	Hexane	C6H14	—	—
IUPAC Name	Heptane	C7H16	—	—
IUPAC Name	Octane	C8H18	—	—
IUPAC Name	Nonane	C9H20	—	—
IUPAC Name	Decane	C10H22	—	—
Common Name	Methane	CH4	—	—
Common Name	n-butane	H3CCH2CH2CH3	—	—
Common Name	Isobutane	(H3C)2CHCH3	—	—
Common Name	Neopentane	(H3C)4C	—	—
Common Name	n-propyl alcohol	H3CCH2CH2OH	—	—
Common Name	Formaldehyde	HCHO	—	—
Common Name	Acetone	(H3C)2CO	—	—
Common Name	Chloroform	CHCl3	—	—
Common Name	Acetic acid	CH3COOH	—	—
Common Name	Benzene	C6H6	—	—
Common Name	Anisole	C6H5OCH3	—	—
Common Name	Aniline	C6H5NH2	—	—
Common Name	Acetophenone	C6H5COCH3	—	—
Common Name	Ethyl Methyl Ether	CH3OCH2CH3	—	—
Class of Compounds	Alkanes	-	-	-ane
Class of Compounds	Alkenes	>C=C<	-	-ene
Class of Compounds	Alkynes	-C≡C-	-	-yne
Class of Compounds	Arenes	-	-	-
Class of Compounds	Halides	-X (X = F, Cl, Br, I)	halo-	-
Class of Compounds	Alcohols	-OH	hydroxy-	-ol
Class of Compounds	Aldehydes	-CHO	formyl, oxo	-al
Class of Compounds	Ketones	>C=O	oxo-	-one
Class of Compounds	Nitriles	-C≡N	cyano	nitrile
Class of Compounds	Ethers	-R-O-R-	alkoxy	-
Class of Compounds	Carboxylic acids	-COOH	carboxy	-oic acid
Class of Compounds	Carboxylic ions	-COO-	—	-oate
Class of Compounds	Esters	-COOR	alkoxycarbonyl	-oate
Class of Compounds	Acyl halides	-COX (X = F, Cl, Br, I)	halocarbonyl	-oyl Halide
Class of Compounds	Amines	-NH2, >NH, >N	amino-	-amine
Class of Compounds	Amides	-CONH2, -CONHR, -CONR2	-carbonyl	-amide
Class of Compounds	Nitro compounds	-NO2	nitro	-
Class of Compounds	Sulphonic acids	-SO3H	sulpho	sulphonic acid

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