Alphabetization

The basic characters from which the notations are constructed comprise the upper-case letters A-Z of the alphabet, the numerals zero (symbolized 0) to nine (0-9), three punctuation marks hyphen (-), ampersand ( ) and oblique (/) and a blank space. Many of the normal atomic symbols such as B, F, P, 1, etc., are also employed unchanged but frequently occurring important elements and groups are assigned a single letter notation (e.g. chlorine sG ... 

Alphabetical list of the principal standardized test methods... 

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The function of this chapter is to review these methods with emphasis on the types of phenomenology involved and information obtained. Many of the effects are complicated, and full theoretical descriptions are still lacking. The wide variety of methods and derivative techniques has resulted in a veritable alphabet soup of acronyms. A short list is given in Table VIII-1 (see pp. 313-318) the lUPAC recommendations for the abbreviations are found in Ref. 1. 

Often a seven-segment array is sufficient for TN devices where numbers are displayed 11131. The limited number c switched means that each can be addressed directly. However, dot matrix or VGA displays with large numbers of p to create alphabetical characters (not just in the Roman alphabet, but also more complex symbols such as those in C... 

Wang J and Wang W 1999 A computational approach to simplifying the protein folding alphabet Natur. Struct. Biol. 6 1033-8... 

The paragraphs below are arranged in alphabetical order and are intended only as a short reference. For readers interested in a particular topic a few references are given which serve as a link for further reading. Generally, it should be noted that the separation of the categories below is to a large extent based on historic evolution rather than physicochemical mechanisms. 

The elements in Group II of the Periodic Table (alkaline earth metals) are. in alphabetical order, barium (Ba). beryllium (Be), calcium (Ca). magnesium (Mg), radium (Ra) and strontium (Sr). 

In empirical formulas of inorganic compounds, electropositive elements are listed first [3]. The stoichiometry of the element symbols is indicated at the lower right-hand side by index numbers. If necessary, the charges of ions are placed at the top right-hand side next to the element symbol (e.g., S "). In ions of complexes, the central atom is specified before the ligands are listed in alphabetical order, the complex ion is set in square brackets (e.g., Na2[Sn(OH)+]). 

The elements of an organic compound are listed in empirical formulas according to the Hill system [8] and the stoichiometry is indicated by index numbers. Hill positioned the carbon and the hydrogen atoms in the first and the second places, with heteroatoms following them in alphabetical order, e.g., C9H11NO2. However, it was recognized that different compounds could have the same empirical formula (see Section 2.8.2, on isomerism). Therefore, fine subdivisions of the empirical... 

Molecular formulas of organic compounds are customarily presented in the fashion C2H5Br02 The number of carbon and hydrogen atoms are presented first followed by the other atoms in alphabetical order Give the molecular formulas corresponding to each of the compounds in the preceding problem Are any of them isomers ... 

The compound becomes an octane derivative that bears a C 3 methyl group and a C 4 ethyl group When two or more different substituents are present they are listed m alphabetical order in the name The lUPAC name for this compound is 4 ethyl 3 methyloctane... 

Italicized prefixes such as sec and tert are ignored when alphabetizing except when they are compared with each other tert Butyl precedes isobutyl and sec butyl precedes tert butyl... 

Finally when equal locants are generated from two different numbering directions choose the direction that gives the lower number to the substituent that appears first m the name (Remember substituents are listed alphabetically)... 

List the substituents attached to the longest con tinuous chain in alphabetical order Use the pre fixes di- tri- tetra- and so on when the same substituent appears more than once Ignore these prefixes when alphabetizing... 

When two or more different substituents are pres ent list them in alphabetical order and number the ring in the direction that gives the lower num ber at the first point of difference... 

List the substituents attached to the basis group in alphabetical order using replicating prefixes when necessary... 

Substitutive lUPAC nomenclature names epoxides as epoxy derivatives of alkanes According to this system ethylene oxide becomes epoxyethane and propylene oxide becomes 1 2 epoxypropane The prefix epoxy always immediately precedes the alkane ending it is not listed m alphabetical order like other substituents... 

Ethers are named m substitutive lUPAC nomenclature as alkoxy derivatives of alkanes Functional class lUPAC names of ethers are derived by listing the two alkyl groups m the general structure ROR m alphabetical order as separate words and then adding the word ether at the end When both alkyl groups are the same the prefix di precedes the name of the alkyl group... 

Section 16 1 Ethers are compounds that contain a C—O—C linkage In substitutive lUPAC nomenclature they are named as al/coxy derivatives of alkanes In functional class lUPAC nomenclature we name each alkyl group as a separate word (m alphabetical order) followed by the word ether... 

Although substitutive names of the type just described are preferred the lUPAC rules also permit ketones to be named by functional class nomenclature The groups attached to the carbonyl group are named as separate words followed by the word ketone The groups are listed alphabetically... 

Ketones may also be named using functional class lUPAC nomenclature by citing the two groups attached to the carbonyl m alphabetical order followed by the word ketone Thus 3 methyl 2 butanone (substitutive) becomes isopropyl methyl ketone (functional class)... 

In naming carboxylic acid anhydrides in which both acyl groups are the same we simply specify the acid and replace acid by anhydride When the acyl groups are dif ferent they are cited m alphabetical order... 

Aniline is the parent lUPAC name for ammo substituted derivatives of benzene Substituted derivatives of aniline are numbered beginning at the carbon that bears the ammo group Substituents are listed m alphabetical order and the direction of number mg IS governed by the usual first point of difference rule... 

An old name for benzene was phene and its hydroxyl derivative came to be called phe nol This like many other entrenched common names is an acceptable lUPAC name Likewise o m and p cresol are acceptable names for the various ring substituted hydroxyl derivatives of toluene More highly substituted compounds are named as deriv atives of phenol Numbering of the ring begins at the hydroxyl substituted carbon and proceeds m the direction that gives the lower number to the next substituted carbon Sub stituents are cited m alphabetical order... 

Molecular formula (Section 1 7) Chemical formula in which subscnpts are used to indicate the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule In organic compounds carbon is cited first hydrogen second and the remaining el ements in alphabetical order... 

If the same alkyl group occurs more than once as a side chain, this is indicated by the prefixes di-, tri-, tetra-, etc. Side chains are cited in alphabetical order (before insertion of any multiplying prefix). The name of a complex radical (side chain) is considered to begin with the first letter of its complete name. Where names of complex radicals are composed of identical words, priority for citation is given to that radical which contains the lowest-numbered locant at the first cited point of difference in the radical. If two or more side chains are in equivalent positions, the one to be assigned the lowest-numbered locant is that cited first in the name. The complete expression for the side chain may be enclosed in parentheses for clarity or the carbon atoms in side chains may be indicated by primed locants. 

Note the usage of the prefixes iso-, neo-, sec-, and tert-, and note when italics are employed. Italicized prefixes are never involved in alphabetization, except among themselves thus 5-ec-butyl would precede isobutyl, isohexyl would precede isopropyl, and 5-ec-butyl would precede rert-butyl. 

The position of substituents is indicated by numbers, with the lowest locant possible given to substituents. When a name is based on a recognized trivial name, priority for lowest-numbered locants is given to substituents implied by the bivial name. When only two substituents are present on a benzene ring, their position may be indicated by o- ortho-), m- meta-), and p- (para-) (and alphabetized in the order given) used in place of 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-, respectively. 

Isomers are distinguished by lettering the peripheral sides of the parent beginning with a for the side 1,2, and so on, lettering every side around the periphery. If necessary for clarity, the numbers of the attached position (1,2, for example) of the substituent ring are also denoted. The prefixes are cited in alphabetical order. The numbers and letters are enclosed in square brackets and placed immediately after the designation of the attached component. Examples are... 

Systematic names formed by applying the principles of substitutive nomenclature are single words except for compounds named as acids. First one selects the parent compound, and thus the suffix, from the characteristic group listed earliest in Table 1.7. All remaining functional groups are handled as prefixes that precede, in alphabetical order, the parent name. Two examples may be helpful ... 

Prefixes and Affixes. Prefixes are arranged alphabetically and placed before the parent name multiplying affixes, if necessary, are inserted and do not alter the alphabetical order already attained. The parent name includes any syllables denoting a change of ring member or relating to the structure of a carbon chain. Nondetachable parts of parent names include... 

Although multiplying affixes may be omitted for very common compounds when no ambiguity is caused thereby, such affixes are generally included throughout this handbook in alphabetical listings. An example would be ethyl ether for diethyl ether. 

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