Rule C-11.3 Aldehydes and Nitriles (Substitutive Nomenclature)

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Rule C-11.3 Aldehydes and Nitriles

11.31 - The two methods described in Rule C-11.1 apply in principle also to aliphatic aldehydes and their derivatives and to nitriles; choice is made between the endings:

Examples to Rule C-11.31

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