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NOMENCLATURE
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, CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. ALKANES
3. ALKENES
4. ALKYNES
5. FUNCTIONAL GROUP
6. BICYCLO COMPOUNDS
7. SPIRO COMPOUNDS
, INTRODUCTION
During the earlier periods, when organic
compounds were discovered, chemists from
across the globe suggested various names
for one specific compound.
for example:
CH3-OH
Carbinol Methyl alcohol basic
alcohol
This created an uncertainty amongst the science
community regarding to the perfect name to be
given to a specific compound.
Therefore, this led to the formation of IUPAC