McNaught, A., The Nomenclature

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In the remaining two chapters in the present volume, L. B. Clapp deals with 1,2,4-oxadiazoles, and A. D. McNaught has tackled the daunting task of explaining the intricacies of heterocyclic nomenclature. 

We thank Dr. A. D. McNaught (Royal Society of Chemistry, London) for advice on nomenclature. We find it convenient to retain the term isoindolenine for general discussion, since it makes a clearer differentiation between the names of the tautomers. However, we have used the alternative term, 1H-isoindole, for systematic nomenclature. We thank the Science Research Council, the Medical Research Council, and Glaxo Group Research Ltd. for support. 

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