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Article titles for compounds and related topics should reflect how the compound name is commonly written and use Greek letter prefixes if appropriate, e.g. Α-Ketoglutaric acid, using {{DISPLAYTITLE}} to display as α-Ketoglutaric acid, not Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid and displaying as alpha-Ketoglutaric acid.
The rest are named with a Greek numeric prefix, with the exceptions of nonane which has a Latin prefix, and undecane which has mixed-language prefixes. Cyclic alkanes are simply prefixed with "cyclo-": for example, C 4 H 8 is cyclobutane (not to be confused with butene ) and C 6 H 12 is cyclohexane (not to be confused with hexene ).
Chemical nomenclature however (with IUPAC nomenclature as the best example) is necessarily more restrictive: Its purpose is to standardize communication and practice so that, when a chemical term is used it has a fixed meaning relating to chemical structure, thereby giving insights into chemical properties and derived molecular functions. These ...
The Geneva Nomenclature of 1892 was created as a result of many other meetings in the past, the first of which was established in 1860 by August Kekulé. Another entity called the International Association of Chemical Societies (IACS) existed, and on 1911, gave vital propositions the new one should address: [ 2 ]
Alternatively, more explicit structure-based nomenclature can be used when the polymer structure is proven. Where there is no confusion, some traditional names are also acceptable. Whatever method is used, all polymer names have the prefix poly, followed by enclosing marks around the rest of the name. The marks are used in the order: {[( )]}.
Numerical prefixes for multiplication of compound or complex (as in complicated) features are created by adding kis to the basic numerical prefix, with the exception of numbers 2 and 3, which are bis- and tris-, respectively.
In addition, the prefix mono-is not used with the first element; for example, SO 2 is sulfur dioxide, not "monosulfur dioxide". Sometimes prefixes are shortened when the ending vowel of the prefix "conflicts" with a starting vowel in the compound. This makes the name easier to pronounce; for example, CO is "carbon monoxide" (as opposed to ...
Pages in category "Chemistry prefixes" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alk-Aza-B. But-D.