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Principles of Organic Nomenclature

R-1.2.4 Conjunctive operation

The conjunctive operation involves the formal construction of the name of a compound from those of its components with abstraction of the same number of hydrogen atoms from each component at each site of conjunction. This operation may be expressed:

R-1.2.4.1 By juxtaposition of component names. This method is most commonly used when the two components to be joined are: (a) a ring or a ring system; and (b) carbon chain (or chains) substituted by a principal characteristic group. In this method, both the principal characteristic group and the ring or ring system must terminate the chain; the rest of the structure attached to the chain, if any, is described by substituent prefixes, the location of which is indicated by Greek letter locants, , , etc., ( designating the atom next to the principal characteristic group).

Examples to R-1.2.4.1

R-1.2.4.2 By placing a multiplicative prefix [such as "bi-", "ter-", etc. (see R-0.1.4.3)], before the name of the corresponding parent hydride (see R-2.4.4)

Examples to R-1.2.4.2

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R-1.2.5 Subtractive operation
R-1.2.6 Ring formation or cleavage
R-1.2.7 Rearrangement
R-1.2.8 Multiplicative operation
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