How are organic compounds named?

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How are organic compounds named?

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Organic compounds having only carbon and hydrogen are called Hydrocarbons. These are the simplest. When hydrocarbons are combined with hetero atoms like O, N, P, S and so on, they are called hydrocarbon derivatives.

The properties of an organic compound depends on particular functional group along with heteroatom. Each homologous series containing a specific functional group shows a similar properties.

 

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