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The IUPAC Rules for Naming Organic Molecules

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Stanislaw Skonieczny

Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada

J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (11), p 1633

DOI: 10.1021/ed083p1633

Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2006

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Abstract

A systematic approach to naming polyfunctional organic compounds is presented. Latest IUPAC rules are incorporated and the table of order of precedence for the major functional groups is assembled. The scope of nomenclature is limited to common functional groups that are covered by undergraduate courses in colleges and universities.

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Organic Chemistry

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