Voici les groupes caractéristiques utilisés en nomenclature substitutive, par ordre de préséance.
| Classe | Formule | Préfixe | Suffixe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radicaux | ------- | -yle | |
| Anions | uryl- | -ure | |
| Cations | -onio ou -onia | -ium ou -onium (-ylium) | |
| Acides carboxyliques | carboxy- | acide...-carboxylique acide...-oïque | |
| Acides peroxycarboxyliques | hydroperoxycarbonyl- | acide...-peroxycarboxylique acide...-peroxy(R) | |
| Acides sulfo(i)niques | ![]() | sulfo- ou sulfino- | acide...-sulfo(i)nique |
| Acides phospho(i)niques | ![]() | phospho- ou phosphino- ?? | acide...-phospho(i)nique |
| Sels d'acides | carboxylato- (sulfonato-) | ...-carboxylate de M (idem S, P) ...-oate de M | |
| Anhydrides | ------- | anhydride...-(carboxyl)ique | |
| Esters (lactones) | (R)-oxycarbonyl- | ...-carboxylate de R (idem S) ...-oate de R ...-(carb)olactone ou -olide | |
| Halogénures d'acides | halogénocarbonyl- ou haloformyl- | halogénure de...-oyle (idem S) halogénure de...-carbonyle | |
| Urées | (R1--R4)-ureido- | (1,3-R1--R4)urée | |
| Amides** | (R)(R1)-carbamoyl | [N,N-(R)(R1)]...-(carbox)amide | |
| Sulfonamides | ![]() | (R)(R1)-sulfamoyl | [N,N-(R)(R1)]...-sulfonamide |
| Hydrazides | (R)(R1)(R2)-hydrazino- | [N,N',N'-(R)(R1)(R2)]...-(carbo)hydrazide | |
| Imides | ----- | ...-imide ...-dicarboximide | |
| Amidines*** | (R)(R1)(R2)-amidino | [N1,N1,N2-(R)(R1)(R2)]...-(carbox)amidine | |
| Nitriles* | cyano- | ...-(carb)onitrile | |
| Aldéhydes | formyl- | ...-al ...-carbaldehyde | |
| Cétones | oxo- (thioxo-) | ...-one (-thione) | |
| Alcools - phénols | hydroxy- | ...-ol | |
| Thiols | mercapto- | ...-thiol | |
| Alcoolates (thiolates) | oxido- (sulfuro-) | ...-olate (thiolate) | |
| Esters d'acides inorganiques* | (R)-oxycarbonyloxy- carbonyldioxy- | carbonate de (R) et de (R1) (sulfate, ...) carbonate de di(R) | |
| Hydroperoxydes | hydroperoxy- | (R)-hydroperoxyde | |
| Hydoxylamine | (R)-hydroxyamino- | [N-(R)]-hydroxylamine | |
| Amines | (R)(R1)-amino- | (R)(R1)(R2)-amine [N-(R1),N-(R2)](R)-amine (amines complexes) | |
| Guanidines | (R1--5)-guanidino | [1,2,3-(R1--5)]guanidine | |
| Imines | (R)-imino- | [N(R1)]...-imine | |
| Hydrazines | (R)(R1)(R2)-hydrazino- | [1,2-(R1--4)]hydrazine | |
| Ethers - oxydes | (R)-oxy- | ----- | |
| Sulfures | (R)-thio-* | ----- | |
| Sulfoxydes | (R)-sulfinyl- | ----- | |
| Sulfones | ![]() | (R)-sulfonyl- | ----- |
| Peroxides | (R)-peroxy ou (R)-dioxy | (R)-peroxyde | |
| Disulfures | (R)-dithio- | ----- | |
| Azides | -azido | ----- |