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This tag should be used for questions about the naming of compounds and elements, usually using systematic names according to IUPAC recommendations, but also using retained traditional names.

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What do (2S,3S) and similar notations mean?

The 2 and 3 are just the second and third carbons in the longest carbon chain. For instance, take the molecule 1-chloro-1-fluoroethane. When you draw out the molecule, look for all carbons where there …
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