Theory:Nomenclature:Linguistic Form

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This page is a compilation of rules regarding how to express the new nomenclature in linguistic form. This page is not for beginners. Please see Theory:Nomenclature:Straight Hydrocarbons first for a rough understanding of the concepts involved.

Rule #1: Naming procedes from left to right and within each block from bottom up.

Rule #2: Central characters are named by their chemical symbols, as per the periodic table.

Rule #3: The modifier-marking pipeline character is not expressed outside of the graphical nomenclature (as mentioned on the other pages)

Rule #4: Before each central character, subscripts are named as such:
 * 1) 1- or one-
 * 2) 2- or two-
 * 3) 3- or three-
 * 4) 4- or four-
 * 5) 5- or five-
 * 6) 6- or six-
 * 7) 7- or seven-
 * 8) 8- or eight-
 * 9) 9- or nine-
 * 10) 10- or ten-
 * 11) and so on...

Rule #5: Before and after each central character, superscripts are named as such:
 * 1) 1- or un- or meth-
 * 2) 2- or di- or eth-
 * 3) 3- or tri- or pent-
 * 4) 4- or tetra- or but-
 * 5) 5- or pent-
 * 6) 6- or hex-
 * 7) 7- or hept-
 * 8) 8- or oct-
 * 9) 9- or non-
 * 10) 10- or dec-
 * 11) and so on...

Rule #6: After each central character, subscripts are named as such:
 * 1) (One is never expressed)
 * 2) x2 or bis-
 * 3) x3 or tris-
 * 4) x4 or tetrakis-
 * 5) x5 or pentakis-
 * 6) x6 or hexakis-

Rule #7: There are several exceptions:
 * The cent sign is expressed as cyc-
 * The phenyl sign is expressed as z-