List of Radical Names

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List of Radical Names Beginning from "A"

Radical name Formula Based on rule no.

Aceanthrenyl A-23.1, A-24.2

Aceanthrylenyl A-21.1, A-24.2

Acenaphthenyl A-23.1, A-24.2

Acenaphthenylene A-21.3, A-24.4

Acenaphthenylidene A-23.1, A-24.3

Acenaphthylenyl A-21.1, A-24.2

Acephenanthrenyl A-23.1, A-24.2

Acephenanthrylenyl A-21.1, A-24.2

Acetamido C-823.1

Acetimidoyl C-451.2

Acetoacetyl C-416.3

Acetohydrazonoyl C-451.2

Acetohydroximoyl C-451.2

Acetonyl C-318.1

Acetonylidene C-318.1

Acetoxy C-463.3

Acetyl
(preferred to ethanoyl) C-404.1

Acetylamino C-823.1

Acetylhydrazino
(N- or 2- shown) C-921.5

Acetylimino C-815.3

Acridinyl B-2.11, B-5.11

Acryloyl
(preferred to propenoyl) C-404.1

Adipoyl
(preferred to hexanedioyl) C-404.1

Alanyl C-421.1

b-Alanyl C-421.1

Allophanoyl C-971.2

Allyl
(preferred to 2-propenyl) A-3.5

Allylidene A-3.5, A-4.1

Allyloxy C-205.1

Amidino
(replacing guanyl) C-951.4

Amino C-811.3, C-812.2

Aminomethyleneamino C-951.4

Aminooxy C-841.2

Ammonio C-82.1, C-85, C-87.1, C-816.3

amyl,
see Pentyl

Anilino C-811.4

Anisidino (o-, m-, or p-) C-811.4

Anisoyl (o-, m-, or p-)
(preferred to methoxybenzoyl) C-411.1

Anthraniloyl C-404.1, C-421.4

Anthryl A-24.2

Anthrylene A-24.2

Arginyl C-421.1

Asparaginyl C-421.3

Aspartoyl C-421.3

a-Aspartyl C-421.3

b-Aspartyl C-421.3

Atropoyl
(preferred to 2-phenylpropenoyl) C-404.1

Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl B-4.1, B-5.21

Azelaoyl
(unsubstituted only) C-404.1

Azi
(to a single atom) C-931.5

Azido C-10.1, C-941.1

Azino C-923.1

Azo C-911, C-912

Azoxy C-913.1

Azulenyl A-21.1, A-24.2

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Radical name	Formula	Based on rule no.

Aceanthrenyl		A-23.1, A-24.2
Aceanthrylenyl		A-21.1, A-24.2
Acenaphthenyl		A-23.1, A-24.2
Acenaphthenylene		A-21.3, A-24.4
Acenaphthenylidene		A-23.1, A-24.3
Acenaphthylenyl		A-21.1, A-24.2
Acephenanthrenyl		A-23.1, A-24.2
Acephenanthrylenyl		A-21.1, A-24.2
Acetamido		C-823.1
Acetimidoyl		C-451.2
Acetoacetyl		C-416.3
Acetohydrazonoyl		C-451.2
Acetohydroximoyl		C-451.2
Acetonyl		C-318.1
Acetonylidene		C-318.1
Acetoxy		C-463.3
Acetyl (preferred to ethanoyl)		C-404.1
Acetylamino		C-823.1
Acetylhydrazino (N- or 2- shown)		C-921.5
Acetylimino		C-815.3
Acridinyl		B-2.11, B-5.11
Acryloyl (preferred to propenoyl)		C-404.1
Adipoyl (preferred to hexanedioyl)		C-404.1
Alanyl		C-421.1
b-Alanyl		C-421.1
Allophanoyl		C-971.2
Allyl (preferred to 2-propenyl)		A-3.5
Allylidene		A-3.5, A-4.1
Allyloxy		C-205.1
Amidino (replacing guanyl)		C-951.4
Amino		C-811.3, C-812.2
Aminomethyleneamino		C-951.4
Aminooxy		C-841.2
Ammonio		C-82.1, C-85, C-87.1, C-816.3
amyl, see Pentyl
Anilino		C-811.4
Anisidino (o-, m-, or p-)		C-811.4
Anisoyl (o-, m-, or p-) (preferred to methoxybenzoyl)		C-411.1
Anthraniloyl		C-404.1, C-421.4
Anthryl		A-24.2
Anthrylene		A-24.2
Arginyl		C-421.1
Asparaginyl		C-421.3
Aspartoyl		C-421.3
a-Aspartyl		C-421.3
b-Aspartyl		C-421.3
Atropoyl (preferred to 2-phenylpropenoyl)		C-404.1
Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl		B-4.1, B-5.21
Azelaoyl (unsubstituted only)		C-404.1
Azi	(to a single atom)	C-931.5
Azido		C-10.1, C-941.1
Azino		C-923.1
Azo		C-911, C-912
Azoxy		C-913.1
Azulenyl		A-21.1, A-24.2