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Substitutive Nomenclature

C-0.16. Order of Prefixes

The alphabetical order of prefixes is used in this document. Examples showing the alphabetical arrangement of prefixes are given in Subsection C-0.12. Guidance for arranging the radicals according to alphabetical order is given in Rule C-16.3, this being an extension of the Rule A-2.3 for acyclic hydrocarbon radicals.

See Recommendations'93 R-0.1.8

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