A pronunciation guide for organic chemistry terms.
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|
| acetylene | /əˈsɛtɪliːn/ |
| acrylic acid | /əˈkrɪlɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| acyl | /ˈeɪsɪl/ |
| acylation | /ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| adamantane | /ˌædəˈmænteɪn/ |
| aldehyde | /ˈældɪhaɪd/ |
| aldol | /ˈældɒl/ |
| alkane | /ˈælkeɪn/ |
| alkene | /ˈælkiːn/ |
| alkoxide | /ælˈkɒksaɪd/ |
| alkyl | /ˈælkɪl/ |
| alkylation | /ˌælkɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| alkyne | /ˈælkaɪn/ |
| alkynyl | /ælˈkaɪnəl/ |
| allene | /ˈæliːn/ |
| amidation | /ˌæmɪˈdeɪʃən/ |
| amide | /ˈeɪmaɪd/ |
| amine | /əˈmiːn/ |
| aromaticity | /ˌærəməˈtɪsɪti/ |
| azanide | /ˈæzənaɪd/ |
| azide | /ˈeɪzaɪd/ |
| azidoazide azide | /əˌziːdoʊˈeɪzaɪd ˈeɪzaɪd/ |
| azulene | /ˈæʒəliːn, ˈæzjʊliːn/ |
| benzene | /ˈbɛnziːn/ |
| benzyl | /ˈbɛnzəl/ |
| beryllocene | /bɪˈrɪləsiːn/ |
| beta | /ˈbeɪtə/ |
| butane | /ˈbjuːteɪn/ |
| butanol | /ˈbjuːtənɒl/ |
| butyl | /ˈbjuːtɪl/ |
| carbanion | /kɑːrˈbænaɪɒn/ |
| carbazole | /ˈkɑːrbəzoʊl/ |
| carbenium | /kɑːrˈbiːniəm/ |
| carbocyclic | /ˌkɑːrboʊˈsɪklɪk/ |
| carbonyl | /ˌkɑːrbəˈniːl/ |
| carboxylate | /kɑːrˈbɒksɪleɪt/ |
| carboxylic | /ˌkɑːrbɒkˈsɪlɪk/ |
| catalysis | /kəˈtælɪsɪs/ |
| catalyst | /ˈkætəlɪst/ |
| chloride | /ˈklɔːraɪd/ |
| cubane | /ˈkjuːbeɪn/ |
| cumulene | /ˈkjuːmjʊliːn/ |
| cycloalkane | /ˌsaɪkloʊˈælkeɪn/ |
| cyclobutadiene | /ˌsaɪkloʊˌbjuːtəˈdaɪiːn/ |
| cyclohexane | /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/ |
| cyclooctatetraene | /ˌsaɪkloʊˌɒktəˈtɛtrəiːn/ |
| cyclopentadiene | /ˌsaɪkloʊˌpɛntəˈdaɪiːn/ |
| cyclopropane | /ˌsaɪkloʊˈproʊpeɪn/ |
| deprotonation | /dɪˌproʊtəˈneɪʃən/ |
| dodecahedrane | /ˌdoʊˌdɛkəˈhiːdreɪn/ |
| electrophile | /ɪˈlɛktrəfaɪl/ |
| electrophilic | /ɪˌlɛktrəˈfɪlɪk/ |
| enol | /ˈiːnɒl/ |
| enolate | /ˈiːnəleɪt/ |
| ester | /ˈɛstər/ |
| ethane | /ˈɛθeɪn/ |
| ethanoic | /ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/ |
| ethanol | /ˈɛθənɒl/ |
| ethene | /ˈɛθiːn/ |
| ether | /ˈiːθər/ |
| ethoxide | /ɪˈθɒksaɪd/ |
| ethyl | /ˈɛθəl/ |
| ethylene | /ˈɛθɪliːn/ |
| ethyne | /ˈɛθaɪn/ |
| ferrocene | /ˈfɛrəsiːn/ |
| fullerene | /ˈfʊləriːn/ |
| halide | /ˈheɪlaɪd/ |
| halogen | /ˈhælədʒən/ |
| halogenation | /ˌhælədʒɪˈneɪʃən/ |
| helicene | /ˈhiːlɪsiːn/ |
| heptane | /ˈhɛpteɪn/ |
| heptanol | /ˈhɛptənɒl/ |
| hexane | /ˈhɛkseɪn/ |
| hexanol | /ˈhɛksənɒl/ |
| hydrazine | /ˈhaɪdrəziːn/ |
| hydrogen | /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/ |
| hydronium | /haɪˈdroʊniəm/ |
| hydroxide | /haɪˈdrɒksaɪd/ |
| imine | /ˈɪmiːn/ |
| iodobenzene | /aɪˌoʊdoʊˈbɛnziːn/ |
| iodonium | /ˌaɪəˈdoʊniəm/ |
| ketone | /ˈkiːtoʊn/ |
| Koser | /ˈkoʊzər/ |
| methane | /ˈmɛθeɪn/ |
| methanoate | /mɪˈθænoʊeɪt/ |
| methanoic | /ˌmɛθəˈnoʊɪk/ |
| methanol | /ˈmɛθənɒl/ |
| methyl | /ˈmɛθəl/ |
| naphthyridine | /næfˈθaɪrɪdiːn/ |
| Nazarov | /ˈnæzərɒv/ |
| nucleophile | /ˈnjuːkliəfaɪl/ |
| nucleophilic | /ˌnjuːkliəˈfɪlɪk/ |
| octane | /ˈɒkteɪn/ |
| octanol | /ˈɒktənɒl/ |
| olympicene | /əˈlɪmpɪsiːn/ |
| organocatalysis | /ɔːrˌɡænəkəˈtælɪsɪs/ |
| pentane | /ˈpɛnteɪn/ |
| pentanol | /ˈpɛntənɒl/ |
| phenol | /ˈfiːnɒl/ |
| phenyl | /ˈfɛnɪl/ |
| phenylene | /ˈfɛnɪliːn/ |
| pivalic acid | /pɪˈvælɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| prismane | /ˈprɪzmeɪn/ |
| propadiene | /ˌproʊpəˈdaɪiːn/ |
| propane | /ˈproʊpeɪn/ |
| propanoic | /ˌproʊpəˈnoʊɪk/ |
| propanol | /ˈproʊpənɒl/ |
| propanone | /ˈproʊpənoʊn/ |
| propene | /ˈproʊpiːn/ |
| propyl | /ˈproʊpɪl/ |
| propyne | /ˈproʊpaɪn/ |
| protonate | /ˈproʊtəneɪt/ |
| pyrophoric | /ˌpaɪrəˈfɒrɪk/ |
| squaramide | /ˈskwɛərəmaɪd/ |
| sulflower | /ˈsʌlflaʊər/ |
| tetrahedrane | /ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdreɪn/ |
| thiol | /ˈθaɪɒl/ |
| triflate | /ˈtrɪfleɪt/ |
| triflic acid | /ˈtrɪflɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| vinylidene | /vaɪˈnɪlɪdiːn/ |
| Wolff–Kishner reduction | /ˈwʊlf ˈkɪʃnər rɪˈdʌkʃən/ |
| Zefirov | /ˈzɛfərɒv/ |
A
acetylene /əˈsɛtɪliːn/
acrylic acid /əˈkrɪlɪk ˈæsɪd/
acyl /ˈeɪsɪl/
acylation /ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/
adamantane /ˌædəˈmænteɪn/
aldehyde /ˈældɪhaɪd/
aldol /ˈældɒl/
alkane /ˈælkeɪn/
alkene /ˈælkiːn/
alkoxide /ælˈkɒksaɪd/
alkyl /ˈælkɪl/
alkylation /ˌælkɪˈleɪʃən/
alkyne /ˈælkaɪn/
alkynyl /ælˈkaɪnəl/
allene /ˈæliːn/
amidation /ˌæmɪˈdeɪʃən/
amide /ˈeɪmaɪd/
amine /əˈmiːn/
aromaticity /ˌærəməˈtɪsɪti/
azanide /ˈæzənaɪd/
azide /ˈeɪzaɪd/
azidoazide azide /əˌziːdoʊˈeɪzaɪd ˈeɪzaɪd/
azulene /ˈæʒəliːn, ˈæzjʊliːn/
B
benzene /ˈbɛnziːn/
benzyl /ˈbɛnzəl/
beryllocene /bɪˈrɪləsiːn/
beta /ˈbeɪtə/
butane /ˈbjuːteɪn/
butanol /ˈbjuːtənɒl/
butyl /ˈbjuːtɪl/
C
carbanion /kɑːrˈbænaɪɒn/
carbazole /ˈkɑːrbəzoʊl/
carbenium /kɑːrˈbiːniəm/
carbocyclic /ˌkɑːrboʊˈsɪklɪk/
carbonyl /ˌkɑːrbəˈniːl/
carboxylate /kɑːrˈbɒksɪleɪt/
carboxylic /ˌkɑːrbɒkˈsɪlɪk/
catalysis /kəˈtælɪsɪs/
catalyst /ˈkætəlɪst/
chloride /ˈklɔːraɪd/
cubane /ˈkjuːbeɪn/
cumulene /ˈkjuːmjʊliːn/
cycloalkane /ˌsaɪkloʊˈælkeɪn/
cyclobutadiene /ˌsaɪkloʊˌbjuːtəˈdaɪiːn/
cyclohexane /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/
cyclooctatetraene /ˌsaɪkloʊˌɒktəˈtɛtrəiːn/
cyclopentadiene /ˌsaɪkloʊˌpɛntəˈdaɪiːn/
cyclopropane /ˌsaɪkloʊˈproʊpeɪn/
D
deprotonation /dɪˌproʊtəˈneɪʃən/
dodecahedrane /ˌdoʊˌdɛkəˈhiːdreɪn/
E
electrophile /ɪˈlɛktrəfaɪl/
electrophilic /ɪˌlɛktrəˈfɪlɪk/
enol /ˈiːnɒl/
enolate /ˈiːnəleɪt/
ester /ˈɛstər/
ethane /ˈɛθeɪn/
ethanoic /ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/
ethanol /ˈɛθənɒl/
ethene /ˈɛθiːn/
ether /ˈiːθər/
ethoxide /ɪˈθɒksaɪd/
ethyl /ˈɛθəl/
ethylene /ˈɛθɪliːn/
ethyne /ˈɛθaɪn/
F
ferrocene /ˈfɛrəsiːn/
fullerene /ˈfʊləriːn/
H
halide /ˈheɪlaɪd/
halogen /ˈhælədʒən/
halogenation /ˌhælədʒɪˈneɪʃən/
helicene /ˈhiːlɪsiːn/
heptane /ˈhɛpteɪn/
heptanol /ˈhɛptənɒl/
hexane /ˈhɛkseɪn/
hexanol /ˈhɛksənɒl/
hydrazine /ˈhaɪdrəziːn/
hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
hydronium /haɪˈdroʊniəm/
hydroxide /haɪˈdrɒksaɪd/
I
imine /ˈɪmiːn/
iodobenzene /aɪˌoʊdoʊˈbɛnziːn/
iodonium /ˌaɪəˈdoʊniəm/
K
ketone /ˈkiːtoʊn/
Koser /ˈkoʊzər/
M
methane /ˈmɛθeɪn/
methanoate /mɪˈθænoʊeɪt/
methanoic /ˌmɛθəˈnoʊɪk/
methanol /ˈmɛθənɒl/
methyl /ˈmɛθəl/
N
naphthyridine /næfˈθaɪrɪdiːn/
Nazarov /ˈnæzərɒv/
nucleophile /ˈnjuːkliəfaɪl/
nucleophilic /ˌnjuːkliəˈfɪlɪk/
O
octane /ˈɒkteɪn/
octanol /ˈɒktənɒl/
olympicene /əˈlɪmpɪsiːn/
organocatalysis /ɔːrˌɡænəkəˈtælɪsɪs/
P
pentane /ˈpɛnteɪn/
pentanol /ˈpɛntənɒl/
phenol /ˈfiːnɒl/
phenyl /ˈfɛnɪl/
phenylene /ˈfɛnɪliːn/
pivalic acid /pɪˈvælɪk ˈæsɪd/
prismane /ˈprɪzmeɪn/
propadiene /ˌproʊpəˈdaɪiːn/
propane /ˈproʊpeɪn/
propanoic /ˌproʊpəˈnoʊɪk/
propanol /ˈproʊpənɒl/
propanone /ˈproʊpənoʊn/
propene /ˈproʊpiːn/
propyl /ˈproʊpɪl/
propyne /ˈproʊpaɪn/
protonate /ˈproʊtəneɪt/
pyrophoric /ˌpaɪrəˈfɒrɪk/
S
squaramide /ˈskwɛərəmaɪd/
sulflower /ˈsʌlflaʊər/
T
tetrahedrane /ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdreɪn/
thiol /ˈθaɪɒl/
triflate /ˈtrɪfleɪt/
triflic acid /ˈtrɪflɪk ˈæsɪd/
V
vinylidene /vaɪˈnɪlɪdiːn/
W
Wolff–Kishner reduction /ˈwʊlf ˈkɪʃnər rɪˈdʌkʃən/
Z
Zefirov /ˈzɛfərɒv/