PhOCH, CH Naming Nitriles COOH For IUPAC names,add -nitrile to the alkane name. Common names come from the carboxylic acid.Replace -ic acid with -onitrile. Br C≡N CH:CHCH-CH2CH2CN 5-bromohexanenitrile -bromocapronitrile Cyclohexanecarbonitrile => Chapter 21 10Chapter 21 10 Naming Nitriles • For IUPAC names, add -nitrile to the alkane name. • Common names come from the carboxylic acid. Replace -ic acid with -onitrile. CH3 CHCH2 CH2 CH2 CN Br 5-bromohexanenitrile -bromocapronitrile C N Cyclohexanecarbonitrile =>