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Table 1 Examples of nomenclature operations

Structure Parent structure
(Class Name)
Operation Name Reference
1 Propane(ether) substitutive
functional class
1-Ethoxypropane
Ethyl propyl ether
R-1.2.1
R-1.2.3.3.2
2 Pentane(ketone) substitutive
functional class
1-Chloropentan-2-one
Chloromethyl propyl ketone
R-1.2.1
R-1.2.3.3.2
3 Acetic acid
Indole and
Acetic acid
substitutive

conjunctive
1H-Indol-1-ylacetic acid
1H-Indole-1-acetic acid
R-1.2.1
R-1.2.4.1
4 Styrene (oxide)
Oxirane
additive
substitutive
Styrene oxide
2-Phenyloxirane
R-1.2.3.3
R-1.2.1
5 Quinuclidine
Bicyclooctane
substitutive
replacement
substitutive
Quinuclidine-2-carboxylic acid
1-Azabicyclo[2.2.2] octane-2-
carboxylic acid
R-1.2.1
R-1.2.2.1
R-1.2.1
6 (phosphite)

Phosphane
functional class
substitutive
coordination
(additive)
Trimethyl phosphite
Trimethoxyphosphane
Trimethoxophosphorus
R-1.2.3.3.2
R-1.2.1
R-1.2.3.1
7 Gonane

Indene

ring cleavage
substractive
substitutive
additive
9,10-Secogona-8(14),13(17)-
diene
7-(2-Cyclohexylethyl)-2,4,5,6-
tetrahydro-1H-indene
R-1.2.6.2
R-1.2.5.2
R-1.2.1
R-1.2.3.1
8 Bornane
Bicycloheptane
subtractive
substitutive
10-Norbornane
7,7-Dimethylbicyclo-
[2.2.1]heptane
R-1.2.5.1
R-1.2.1


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