ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 2 o Compounds containing the-Cn functional group are called nitriles o Acyclic nitriles are named by adding the suffix nitrile to the name corresponding hydrocarbon CH3C≡N sp hybridized CH2=CH-C≡N Ethanenitrile Propenenitrile 三N (acetonitrile) (acrylonitrile) o Cyclic nitriles are named by adding the suffix carbonitrile to the name of the ring system to which the -cn group is attached C≡N C=N Benzenecarbonitrile Cyclohexanecarbonitrile Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 2 Compounds containing the –CN functional group are called nitriles. C N sp3 hybridized Acyclic nitriles are named by adding the suffix nitrile to the name corresponding hydrocarbon. (acetonitrile) CH3 C N Ethanenitrile CH2 CH C N Propenenitrile (acrylonitrile) Cyclic nitriles are named by adding the suffix carbonitrile to the name of the ring system to which the –CN group is attached. C N C N Benzenecarbonitrile Cyclohexanecarbonitrile