I think that this is decided by the number of carbon atoms. The part which has greater the number of carbon atoms, is considered the parent chain. But this fact is not leading to the correct result always. Are there some rules that govern this fact besides the number of carbon atoms.
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asked Mar 10, 2015 at 11:44
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2$\begingroup$ Can you give an example in the form of picture $\endgroup$– Simon-Nail-ItCommented Mar 10, 2015 at 12:11
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$\begingroup$ There are some cases where the "number of atoms" rule is not valid. For instance if you have a benzene ring with an ethyl group which in turn has a carboxylic acid group, the main chain would be the ethyl chain and the name of the compound would be 2-Phenylethanoic acid $\endgroup$– Binary GeekCommented Mar 10, 2015 at 13:22
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1$\begingroup$ Related: IUPAC Naming: 2-phenyloctane or 2-octanylbenzene $\endgroup$– user7951Commented Mar 21, 2015 at 15:49
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If you have a simple chain with carbon atoms and an aromatic ring, the priority has the ring, not matter how the chain is long. This rule is NOT valid when you have a functional group: if it is in the linear chain, it has the priority, and the numeration starts from the carbon more near at the functional group, for example $\ce{CH3-CH2-CO-CH2-CH2-CH3}$. The numeration starts from left, so you write hexan-3-one.
