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what is the reason that the functional groups are given this priority order? i mean, why are they classified in that order(-COOH > -COOR and so on)? is electronegativity or molecular mass of substituents the basis of this classification? or is there any other parameter?
Asked by Renuka Ganesh | 01 Oct, 2013, 10:36: AM
answered-by-expert Expert Answer

Highest priority is assigned to functional groups that have an IUPAC suffix and which terminate a carbon chain.

Carboxylic acids and their derivatives are in that category.

Next are groups that have a suffix and can be located at any position in a molecule.Examples are hydroxyl (alcohol) and amino (amine).

Lowest priority is assigned to groups such as halogen, which have no suffix and so are always named as substituents.

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