Polycyclic compound, nomenclature fused-ring systems

Unlike the lack of logic in the IUPAC system that results when additional "fused polycyclic hydrocarbons" are named by addending rings to one of these "privileged" 35 reference compounds at specified locations, it is highly desirable that the nomenclature for all ring systems uses the same criteria. This is another virtue of proposed system. Meanwhile a close scrutiny of the molecules depicted in Tables 1 and 2 reveal ... 

Polycyclic parent hydrides. These are classified as bridged polyalkanes (also known as von Baeyer bridged systems, from the nomenclature system developed to name them), spiro compounds, fused polycyclic systems and assemblies of identical rings. The four systems may be either carbocyclic or heterocyclic. In developing their names, the following principles are used. 

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