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Introduction

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This guide to IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds provides an outline of the main principles of organic nomenclature as described in the 1979 edition of the IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry and includes important changes agreed upon since its publication. Differences from the 1979 edition have not been specifically highlighted. However, in many cases a name used in the 1979 edition, preceded by a word such as "formerly" or "previously", appears in parentheses following a name recommended herein.

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R-0.1 Conventions
R-0.2 Glossary
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