Nomenclature of Amines Primary amines are named in the IUPAC system in several ways depending on their structure. For simple amines, the suffix -amine is added to the name of the alkyl substituent. g Alternatively the suffix -amine can be used in place of the final -e in the name of the parent compoundOrganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Xiamen Xiamen University University Nomenclature of Amines „ Primary amines are named in the IUPAC system in several ways depending on their structure. For simple amines, the suffix -amine is added to the name of the alkyl substituent. „ Alternatively, the suffix –amine can be used in place of the final – e in the name of the parent compound