Triple Bonds and Function Groups

[Lauren Hekman 1A]

Do functional groups take priority in numbering over triple bonds as well as double bonds?

[Bryan Lau 3H]

I think so, unless they are halogens.

[Madison_Haneke_2K]

As far as I can tell, functional groups have priority over everything. But like Bryan said, you wouldn't consider halides to be functional groups when you're numbering (if there was a double bond and a chlorine, you would favor the double bond). I think about halides as substituents for the most part. Like when naming the molecule, you have to add chloro- or bromo- or whatever to the name, and you don't favor them for numbering, but they do make the molecule unique and they aren't carbons or hydrogens, so we kinda lump them with functional groups.