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| Common Name |
IUPAC System Name |
Structure |
| isopropyl |
1-methylethyl |
 |
| sec-butyl |
1-methylpropyl |
 |
| isobutyl |
2-methylpropyl |
 |
| tert-butyl |
1,1-dimethylethyl |
 |
| neopentyl |
2,2-dimethylpropyl |
 |
| ethylene |
ethene |
 |
| propylene |
propene |
 |
| isobutylene |
2-methylpropene |
 |
| vinyl |
vinyl |
 |
| allyl |
allyl |
 |
| acetylene |
ethyne |
 |
The structures of neopentane and other groups ending with an -ane can be found by adding a Hydrogen to the open bond.
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