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List of Radical Names Beginning from "C"

Radical name Formula Based on rule no.
Camphoroyl
(preferred to 1,2,2-trimethyl-1,3-
cyclopentanedicarbonyl)
C-404.1
camphyl,
see
Bornyl
Carbamoyl C-431.2
carbazido,
see
Carbonohydrazido
Carbazolyl B-2.11, B-5.11
Carbazono C-981.1, C-981.2
Carbazoyl C-984.1
Carbodiazono C-981.1, C-981.2
Carbolinyl (a-,b-,g-) B-2.11, B-5.11
Carbonimidoyl C-451.4
Carbonohydrazido
(preferred to carbohydrazido
or carbazido)
C-981.1, C-981.2
Carbonyl , C-72.1, C-108.2, C-403.2
Carbonyldioxy C-205.2
Carboxy C-10.3, C-401.3
Carboxylato C-86.1
Carenyl A-72.1, A-75.2
Caryl A-72.1, A-75.2
Chloro C-10.1, C-102
chlorocarbonyl,
see
Chloroformyl
Chloroformyl
(replacing chlorocarbonyl)
C-10.3, C-481.2
Chloronio C-82.1
Chlorosyl C-10.1, C-106.2
Chlorothio C-621.2
Chloryl C-10.1, C-106.2
Cholanthrenyl A-23.1, A-24.2
Chromanyl B-2.12, B-5.11
Chromenyl B-2.11, B-5.11
Chrysenyl A-21.1, A-24.2
Cinnamoyl
(preferred to 3-phenylpropenoyl)
C-404.1
Cinnamyl A-13.3
Cinnmylidene A-13.4
Cinnolinyl B-2.11, B-5.11
Citraconoyl
(unsubstituted only)
C-404.1
Coronenyl A-21.1, A-24.2
Crotonoyl
(preferred to trans-2-butenoyl)

(trans)
C-404.1
crotyl,
see
2-Butenyl
Cumenyl (o-, m-, or p-) A-13.1
Cyanato C-833.1
Cyano C-10.3, C-832.5
Cyclobutyl A-11.2
Cycloheptyl A-11.2
Cyclohexadienyl (2,4- shown) A-11.4
Cyclohexadienylene A-11.6
Cyclohexadienylidene
(2,4- shown)
A-11.5
Cyclohexanecarbohydrazonoyl C-451.2
Cyclohexanecarbohydroximoyl C-451.2
Cyclohexanecarbonyl C-403.2
Cyclohexanecarbothioyl C-543.3
Cyclohexanecarboxamido C-824.3
Cyclohexanecarboximidoyl C-451.2
Cyclohexenyl A-11.4
Cyclohexenylene A-11.6
2-Cyclohexenylidene A-11.5
Cyclohexyl A-11.2
Cyclohexylcarbonyl C-403.2
Cyclohexylene A-11.6
Cyclohexylidene A-11.5
Cyclohexylthiocarbonyl C-543.3
Cyclopentadienyl A-11.4
Cyclopentadienylidene A-11.5
Cyclopentanespirocyclobutyl A-11.2, A-42.1
Cyclopenta[a]phenanthryl A-21, A-23.1, A-24.2
1,2-Cyclopentenophenanthryl A-21, A-23.5, A-24.2
Cyclopentenyl A-11.4
Cyclopentenylidene
(2- shown)
A-11.5
Cyclopentyl A-11.2
Cyclopentylene A-11.6
Cyclopentylidene A-11.5
Cyclopropyl A-11.2
Cystathionyl C-421.1
Cysteinyl C-421.2
Cystyl C-421.1


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