the iupac name of ethylamine is ethanamine and not aminoethane.why so? i am getting so confused about when to use the suffix and when to use the prefix.some link on this topic would be very helpful.
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An amine is a functional group, not a substituent, as defined in the IUPAC rules of nomenclature:
http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/...
As a functional group, it gets named in the parent anme.
http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/...
http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/...
As a functional group, it gets named in the parent anme.
http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/...