Rule A-56. Radicals for Non-benzenoid Ring Systems (Alternative in part to Rule A-55.1) (HYDROCARBON RING ASSEMBLIES)

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Hydrocarbon Ring Assemblies

Rule A-56. Radicals for Non-benzenoid Ring Systems

(Alternative in part to Rule A-55.1)

56.1 - Radicals derived from hydrocarbon ring assemblies other that benzene ring assemblies by removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from only one ring are named with that ring as the parent radical, the remaining rings being named as substituents.

Examples to Rule A-56.1

Note: This method is used for assemblies of non-identical systems; also it is sometimes preferable to that of Rule A-55 for assemblies of identical systems when a group to be specified as a suffix or as a separate word is present in a chain attached to the ring assembly.

See Recommendations'93 R-2.4.4

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