Organic chemistry pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for organic chemistry terms.

A

TermPronunciation
acetylene/əˈsɛtɪliːn/
acrylic acid/əˈkrɪlɪk ˈæsɪd/
acyl/ˈeɪsɪl/
acylation/ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/
aldehyde/ˈældɪhaɪd/
aldol/ˈældɒl/
alkane/ˈælkeɪn/
alkene/ˈælkiːn/
alkoxide/ælˈkɒksaɪd/
alkyl/ˈælkɪl/
alkylation/ˌælkɪˈleɪʃən/
alkyne/ˈælkaɪn/
alkynyl/ælˈkaɪnəl/
amidation/ˌæmɪˈdeɪʃən/
amide/ˈeɪmaɪd/
amine/əˈmiːn/
aromaticity/ˌærəməˈtɪsɪti/
azanide/ˈæzənaɪd/
azide/ˈeɪzaɪd/
azidoazide azide/əˌziːdoʊˈeɪzaɪd ˈeɪzaɪd/
acetylene /əˈsɛtɪliːn/
acrylic acid /əˈkrɪlɪk ˈæsɪd/
acyl /ˈeɪsɪl/
acylation /ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/
aldehyde /ˈældɪhaɪd/
aldol /ˈældɒl/
alkane /ˈælkeɪn/
alkene /ˈælkiːn/
alkoxide /ælˈkɒksaɪd/
alkyl /ˈælkɪl/
alkylation /ˌælkɪˈleɪʃən/
alkyne /ˈælkaɪn/
alkynyl /ælˈkaɪnəl/
amidation /ˌæmɪˈdeɪʃən/
amide /ˈeɪmaɪd/
amine /əˈmiːn/
aromaticity /ˌærəməˈtɪsɪti/
azanide /ˈæzənaɪd/
azide /ˈeɪzaɪd/
azidoazide azide /əˌziːdoʊˈeɪzaɪd ˈeɪzaɪd/

B

TermPronunciation
benzene/ˈbɛnziːn/
benzyl/ˈbɛnzəl/
beryllocene/bɪˈrɪləsiːn/
beta/ˈbeɪtə/
butane/ˈbjuːteɪn/
butanol/ˈbjuːtənɒl/
butyl/ˈbjuːtɪl/
benzene /ˈbɛnziːn/
benzyl /ˈbɛnzəl/
beryllocene /bɪˈrɪləsiːn/
beta /ˈbeɪtə/
butane /ˈbjuːteɪn/
butanol /ˈbjuːtənɒl/
butyl /ˈbjuːtɪl/

C

TermPronunciation
carbanion/kɑːrˈbænaɪɒn/
carbazole/ˈkɑːrbəzoʊl/
carbenium/kɑːrˈbiːniəm/
carbocyclic/ˌkɑːrboʊˈsɪklɪk/
carbonyl/ˌkɑːrbəˈniːl/
carboxylate/kɑːrˈbɒksɪleɪt/
carboxylic/ˌkɑːrbɒkˈsɪlɪk/
catalysis/kəˈtælɪsɪs/
catalyst/ˈkætəlɪst/
chloride/ˈklɔːraɪd/
cycloalkane/ˌsaɪkloʊˈælkeɪn/
cyclohexane/ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/
carbanion /kɑːrˈbænaɪɒn/
carbazole /ˈkɑːrbəzoʊl/
carbenium /kɑːrˈbiːniəm/
carbocyclic /ˌkɑːrboʊˈsɪklɪk/
carbonyl /ˌkɑːrbəˈniːl/
carboxylate /kɑːrˈbɒksɪleɪt/
carboxylic /ˌkɑːrbɒkˈsɪlɪk/
catalysis /kəˈtælɪsɪs/
catalyst /ˈkætəlɪst/
chloride /ˈklɔːraɪd/
cycloalkane /ˌsaɪkloʊˈælkeɪn/
cyclohexane /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/

D

TermPronunciation
deprotonation/dɪˌproʊtəˈneɪʃən/
deprotonation /dɪˌproʊtəˈneɪʃən/

E

TermPronunciation
electrophile/ɪˈlɛktrəfaɪl/
electrophilic/ɪˌlɛktrəˈfɪlɪk/
enol/ˈiːnɒl/
enolate/ˈiːnəleɪt/
ester/ˈɛstər/
ethane/ˈɛθeɪn/
ethanoic/ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/
ethanol/ˈɛθənɒl/
ethene/ˈɛθiːn/
ether/ˈiːθər/
ethoxide/ɪˈθɒksaɪd/
ethyl/ˈɛθəl/
ethyne/ˈɛθaɪn/
electrophile /ɪˈlɛktrəfaɪl/
electrophilic /ɪˌlɛktrəˈfɪlɪk/
enol /ˈiːnɒl/
enolate /ˈiːnəleɪt/
ester /ˈɛstər/
ethane /ˈɛθeɪn/
ethanoic /ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/
ethanol /ˈɛθənɒl/
ethene /ˈɛθiːn/
ether /ˈiːθər/
ethoxide /ɪˈθɒksaɪd/
ethyl /ˈɛθəl/
ethyne /ˈɛθaɪn/

H

TermPronunciation
halide/ˈheɪlaɪd/
halogen/ˈhælədʒən/
halogenation/ˌhælədʒɪˈneɪʃən/
heptane/ˈhɛpteɪn/
heptanol/ˈhɛptənɒl/
hexane/ˈhɛkseɪn/
hexanol/ˈhɛksənɒl/
hydrazine/ˈhaɪdrəziːn/
hydrogen/ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
hydronium/haɪˈdroʊniəm/
hydroxide/haɪˈdrɒksaɪd/
halide /ˈheɪlaɪd/
halogen /ˈhælədʒən/
halogenation /ˌhælədʒɪˈneɪʃən/
heptane /ˈhɛpteɪn/
heptanol /ˈhɛptənɒl/
hexane /ˈhɛkseɪn/
hexanol /ˈhɛksənɒl/
hydrazine /ˈhaɪdrəziːn/
hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/
hydronium /haɪˈdroʊniəm/
hydroxide /haɪˈdrɒksaɪd/

I

TermPronunciation
imine/ˈɪmiːn/
iodobenzene/aɪˌoʊdoʊˈbɛnziːn/
iodonium/ˌaɪəˈdoʊniəm/
imine /ˈɪmiːn/
iodobenzene /aɪˌoʊdoʊˈbɛnziːn/
iodonium /ˌaɪəˈdoʊniəm/

K

TermPronunciation
ketone/ˈkiːtoʊn/
Koser/ˈkoʊzər/
ketone /ˈkiːtoʊn/
Koser /ˈkoʊzər/

M

TermPronunciation
methane/ˈmɛθeɪn/
methanoate/mɪˈθænoʊeɪt/
methanoic/ˌmɛθəˈnoʊɪk/
methanol/ˈmɛθənɒl/
methyl/ˈmɛθəl/
methane /ˈmɛθeɪn/
methanoate /mɪˈθænoʊeɪt/
methanoic /ˌmɛθəˈnoʊɪk/
methanol /ˈmɛθənɒl/
methyl /ˈmɛθəl/

N

TermPronunciation
naphthyridine/næfˈθaɪrɪdiːn/
Nazarov/ˈnæzərɒv/
nucleophile/ˈnjuːkliəfaɪl/
nucleophilic/ˌnjuːkliəˈfɪlɪk/
naphthyridine /næfˈθaɪrɪdiːn/
Nazarov /ˈnæzərɒv/
nucleophile /ˈnjuːkliəfaɪl/
nucleophilic /ˌnjuːkliəˈfɪlɪk/

O

TermPronunciation
octane/ˈɒkteɪn/
octanol/ˈɒktənɒl/
olympicene/əˈlɪmpɪsiːn/
organocatalysis/ɔːrˌgænəkəˈtælɪsɪs/
octane /ˈɒkteɪn/
octanol /ˈɒktənɒl/
olympicene /əˈlɪmpɪsiːn/
organocatalysis /ɔːrˌgænəkəˈtælɪsɪs/

P

TermPronunciation
pentane/ˈpɛnteɪn/
pentanol/ˈpɛntənɒl/
phenol/ˈfiːnɒl/
phenyl/ˈfɛnɪl/
phenylene/ˈfɛnɪliːn/
pivalic acid/pɪˈvælɪk ˈæsɪd/
propane/ˈproʊpeɪn/
propanoic/ˌproʊpəˈnoʊɪk/
propanol/ˈproʊpənɒl/
propanone/ˈproʊpənoʊn/
propene/ˈproʊpiːn/
propyl/ˈproʊpɪl/
propyne/ˈproʊpaɪn/
protonate/ˈproʊtəneɪt/
pyrophoric/ˌpaɪrəˈfɒrɪk/
pentane /ˈpɛnteɪn/
pentanol /ˈpɛntənɒl/
phenol /ˈfiːnɒl/
phenyl /ˈfɛnɪl/
phenylene /ˈfɛnɪliːn/
pivalic acid /pɪˈvælɪk ˈæsɪd/
propane /ˈproʊpeɪn/
propanoic /ˌproʊpəˈnoʊɪk/
propanol /ˈproʊpənɒl/
propanone /ˈproʊpənoʊn/
propene /ˈproʊpiːn/
propyl /ˈproʊpɪl/
propyne /ˈproʊpaɪn/
protonate /ˈproʊtəneɪt/
pyrophoric /ˌpaɪrəˈfɒrɪk/

S

TermPronunciation
squaramide/ˈskwɛərəmaɪd/
squaramide /ˈskwɛərəmaɪd/

T

TermPronunciation
thiol/ˈθaɪɒl/
triflate/ˈtrɪfleɪt/
triflic acid/ˈtrɪflɪk ˈæsɪd/
thiol /ˈθaɪɒl/
triflate /ˈtrɪfleɪt/
triflic acid /ˈtrɪflɪk ˈæsɪd/

V

TermPronunciation
vinylidene/vaɪˈnɪlɪdiːn/
vinylidene /vaɪˈnɪlɪdiːn/

W

TermPronunciation
Wolff–Kishner reduction/ˈwʊlf ˈkɪʃnər rɪˈdʌkʃən/
Wolff–Kishner reduction /ˈwʊlf ˈkɪʃnər rɪˈdʌkʃən/

Z

TermPronunciation
Zefirov/ˈzɛfərɒv/
Zefirov /ˈzɛfərɒv/

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