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If the substituents are distinguishable, is it possible to prioritize them using the CIP rules?
Blue Various: Per your request, I offer the following examples. Consider the D-pentoses ribose 1, xylose 4 and arabinose 5. Each one has stereodescriptors in uppercase letters (R/S) at $\ce{C2, C3 and ...
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Can there be two IUPAC names of a compound?
Yes, there can be, but not in this particular context.
For example, take cyclic ethers.
This compound's common name, Oxirane, is also it's IUPAC name. It can also be named using epoxy method ie. it's ...
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IUPAC name of the following bicyclic / spiro compound
The IUPAC name is tricyclo[6.2.0.01,4]decane-5-carbaldehyde. In general, for complex structures like this the IUPAC name is automatically generated, usually using software like ChemDraw or ChemAxon.
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Which of the following two IUPAC names would be accurate according to 1993 IUPAC rules?
Concerning numbering of locants according to the recommendations of 1979, 1993, as well as 2013, the lowest locant is given first to the principal group that is named as suffix (here: -ol) and then to ...
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using either 2-propanol or isopropyl alcohol for writing a report
Many compounds can have more than one systematic IUPAC name. A compound may be named correctly in two or more ways in accordance with the several methods recommended by IUPAC.
However, “isopropanol” ...
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