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    organohalogen compound
    / Nomenclature

    …naming organohalogen compounds: substitutive and functional class. In substitutive nomenclature the prefix fluoro-, chloro-, bromo-, or iodo- is added to the name of the hydrocarbon framework along with a number (called a locant) identifying the carbon to which the halogen is attached. Substituents, including the halogen, are listed in alphabetical…

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    …naming organohalogen compounds: substitutive and functional class. In substitutive nomenclature the prefix fluoro-, chloro-, bromo-, or iodo- is added to the name of the hydrocarbon framework along with a number (called a locant) identifying the carbon to which the halogen is attached. Substituents, including the halogen, are listed in alphabetical…

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